Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the wireless subsidiary of PLDT Inc. (PLDT), has partnered with Blacknut, a global leader in B2C and B2B cloud gaming, to make console-level cloud gaming more accessible to Filipinos. Like streaming movies or series online, cloud gaming lets users play instantly...
Potential buyers of Casino Filipino are poised to push back against any government attempt to force them to retain staff from the state-owned gaming operator, according to Makati-based legal practice Geronimo Law, creating a fresh complication for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered domestic lenders to bolster oversight of accounts connected to casino junket operators, warning that financial flows tied to the high-stakes gaming sector pose elevated money laundering risks. In a July 21 memorandum, BSP Deputy Governor Lyn Javier...
A casino pit supervisor is facing a qualified theft complaint after he allegedly credited nearly 9,900 gaming points to inactive player accounts at a casino in Quezon City. The Quezon City Police District - Project 6 Police Station identified the suspect as “Jovim,” 33. He was arrested on...
Fresh from a major milestone in her young career, Caprice Cayetano isn 't rushing to figure out what comes next. Instead, the 17-year-old actress is embracing what she calls her "sidequest era." Away from the cameras, Caprice has been filling her free time with hobbies that have little to do...
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has mandated all gaming corporations to formally declare their exclusive tie-ups with foreign gaming partners, which must be fully compliant with domestic gaming laws. Pagcor directed all accredited gaming affiliates and previously authorized...
Despite the many warnings and precautions made against giving children excessive screen time, many parents still let their kids watch unlimited amounts of TV and allow them to use gadgets for video games or social media without any supervision. It could be said that some parents are just lazy or...
Tightened rules and stricter oversight of the gaming sector may have hampered efforts to recover revenues lost in previous quarters, but global credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings said a more supportive visa policy and the rebound in online gambling could help gaming operators bounce back in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 30 clarified that she never recommended banning Gorebox and other supposedly violent online games following the tragic shooting at a national high school in Tacloban City. Hontiveros, in a Facebook post, explained that the Senate Committee on Women,...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Monday, June 29 rejected Malacañang’s openness to restrict or ban violent video games following the school shooting in Tacloban City, saying they have become a convenient scapegoat whenever incidents of violence occur. Aquino explained that numerous studies...
How safe are our schools, and what more must be done to protect our children? We are raising this in the aftermath of the recent violent incidents involving students in Tacloban City and Negros Occidental. The fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City and the stabbing...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Three foreign nationals were arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga after authorities uncovered an unauthorized online gaming operation involving two minors. Police said the operation was conducted early Tuesday following a request for assistance from the mothers of two...
