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Philippines police nabs over a hundred persons for illegal gambling

Continuing the government’s tough stance against illegal gambling, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) have arrested 104 persons after rading illegal gambling outlets in Pasig City.
According to NCRPO head Director Guillermo Eleazar, the police have seised several PCs, laptops, mobile phones and other devices as well. Of the 104 individuals arrested, 93 were Chinese nationals and all of them are booked under RA 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) in relation to Presidential Decree 1602 (Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling).
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) reveals that 170 establishments were raided during the first half of the in an effort to wipe out the unlicensed operations across the country.
“The campaign was stepped up in June 2018, after a coordination meeting between PAGCOR, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Immigration, and the Office of the President,” PAGCOR Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) Vice-President Jose S. Tria, Jr. told BusinessWorld back in October.
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