{"id":9770,"date":"2025-09-08T04:21:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/pagcor-blocks-php200-million-in-winnings-from-officials-and-employees\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T04:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:21:30","slug":"pagcor-blocks-php200-million-in-winnings-from-officials-and-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/pagcor-blocks-php200-million-in-winnings-from-officials-and-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Pagcor Blocks PHP200 Million in Winnings From Officials and Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Casino regulators in the Philippines have been strict this year, refusing to release winnings to players who are not even allowed inside gaming halls.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em>Good to Know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>More than PHP200 million (US$3.5M) in winnings were withheld from January to July 2025.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The restriction applies to government employees and elected officials.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Pagcor uses a secondary screening system to detect banned players at payout.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Alejandro Tengco, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), confirmed that the agency enforced the long-standing ban against government workers gambling in casinos.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUp to July, there is more than PHP200 million that we have voided, or we did not award prizes hit by these restricted persons: elected LGU [local government unit] officials, government employees,\u201d<\/em> Tengco said in a radio interview with True FM, adding:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEven if they make an appeal, we will never give them their winnings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"7Bit Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7BitCasino.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"7Bit Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">7Bit Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong>\u00a0Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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Tengco described the process as a \u201csecondary screening,\u201d which takes place when a player attempts to claim their payout. If the person is found to be a government employee or official, the prize is immediately canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Under Memorandum Circular No. 06, government workers and officials in the Philippines are barred from entering and gambling in licensed casinos. The rule has been in place for years, but Pagcor\u2019s recent enforcement has brought the impact into focus.<\/p>\n<p>The enforcement comes at a time when Philippine lawmakers are looking more closely at the gambling industry, especially online operators. The Senate has opened debates on whether to tighten oversight of internet-based betting.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippine-central-bank-suspends-gambling-access-via-e-wallets\/\">ordered<\/a> e-wallet and digital payment platforms to remove direct links to <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino\/online-casino-philippines\/\">online gambling sites in the Philippines<\/a>. This to prevent financial apps from serving as gateways to unregulated gaming. This has however quickly led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/pagcor-reports-50-drop-in-legal-gaming-after-bsp-bans-e-wallets\/\">50% drop<\/a> in legal gaming action in the country, so it\u2019s not entirely sure if it is having the effect it was intended for.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/pagcor-blocks-php200-million-in-winnings-from-officials-and-employees\/\">Pagcor Blocks PHP200 Million in Winnings From Officials and Employees<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casino regulators in the Philippines have been strict this year, refusing to release winnings to players who are not even allowed inside gaming halls. Good to Know More than PHP200 million (US$3.5M) in winnings were withheld from January to July 2025. The restriction applies to government employees and elected officials. 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