PAGCOR orders removal of gambling adverts as casino operators defend online activity
Philippine casino operators Solaire Resort, Newport World Resorts and Okada Manila said their online gambling platforms are licensed by PAGCOR and follow compliance and player-protection measures. Separately, PAGCOR ordered licensees, suppliers and venue operators to remove gambling billboards and out-of-home adverts, with compliance due by 15 August and an initial inventory due by 16 July.
Operators face an advertising compliance deadline while the industry debates a possible online gambling ban.