Makati City in Manila, the financial hub of the Philippines. - ANN
MANILA: Makati City has declared a moratorium on new online casinos in the Philippines’ main business district, citing an "overheating” leasing market and rising criminality.
The city will no longer accept new applications for online casinos known as Philippine offshore gaming operators, or POGOs, and will crack down against illegal activities related to the industry, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (pic) said in a statement.
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