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PAGCOR reports blocking 5,793 illegal gambling sites in the Philippines

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PAGCOR said 5,793 of the 7,747 illegal gambling websites it had identified were blocked, while 1,954 remained active. Its security monitoring chief said payment blocking was complicated by cryptocurrency use and offshore banking, and that the agency had engaged payment portals GCash and Maya. PAGCOR also reported a reduction in illegal sabong advertisements on Facebook, with promotion shifting to Telegram groups.

Thousands of identified illegal sites remain active, and cryptocurrency and offshore banking complicate payment blocking.

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Telegram betting channels continue promotions despite Brazil ban

A media investigation found 87 domains offering betting and withdrawals across six Telegram channels, a month after Brazil’s provisional measure prohibited betting platforms. The channels had more than 43 mil subscriptions, and none of the domains ended in .bet.br; the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had blocked more than 47 mil illegal sites since the measure was issued.

Betting channels on Telegram are still advertising games and referral bonuses in Brazil, a month after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure banning betting platforms, Metrópoles reported. Its investigation found 87 distinct domains advertised in six channels with more than 43 mil subscriptions combined. None of the 87 domains had the ending that had identified federally authorised platforms before the ban.

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