<!-- wp:html --><p>The Philippines Bureau of Immigration believes more than 11K foreigners who immigrated to the Southeast Asia island nation to work in online gaming operations remain inside the country despite being told to leave by the end of the year. The Philippine Task Force on POGOs shut down an online gaming business in August 2024. Philippines officials say more than 11K immigrants who were employed in POGOs remain illegally inside the country. (Image: Asia Sentinel) To appease the People’s Republic of China, Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in July ordered the immediate shutdown of the country’s online gambling industry. Known as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, or POGOs, the many online casino businesses targeted countries where gambling isn’t permitted via the internet, namely China. Phillippines’ Immigration Bureau gave foreign workers who were lured to work in POGOs a Dec. 31, 2024, deadline to get out of the country. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado this week told the Philippine News Agency, the&hellip; <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/philippines-launches-intense-manhunt-chinese-immigrants/" target="_blank" class="feedzy-rss-link-icon">Read More</a></p>
<p>Category: Asia Pacific Gaming, China, Ferdinand Marcos, iGaming, Illegal Gambling, online gaming, Philippines, pogo, Xi Jinping </p>
<p>Source: Casino.org</p><!-- /wp:html -->