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Philippine Crisis as Rodrigo Duterte targets gambling operators

SBC News Philippine Crisis as Rodrigo Duterte targets gambling operators

The Philippines gambling sector faces a period of uncertainty as  newly elected Prime Minister Rodrigo ‘Roa’ Duterte has ordered the national gambling regulator to stop processing licensing applications for e-bingo parlours and gaming cafes. Duterte who won May’s Philippine’s election promising his electorate an ultra-hardline stance on corruption, told cabinet ministers that ‘online gambling must be stopped’. The President nicknamed …

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