POGO Shutdown

The Philippines will shut 175 online casinos that are operating illegally and deport 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice department official said.

Licenses of these online casinos, locally known as Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGO, have been cancelled by the gaming regulator, Department of Justice Spokesman Jose Dominic Clavano said in a briefing on Monday.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/philippines-to-shut-175-online-casinos-deport-40-000-chinese