We can be a center for international gambling hub if the government will just regulate it properly without accepting brine to Chinese syndicate.
They did in the past administration but right now, they don't like it. This is the ugly thing about democracy in our country and every administration has their own policy.
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We always revert to zero and start from nothing every change of government leadership.
That’s actually possible. POGO could have been great since it generates a significant amount of tax revenue for the country. Unfortunately, as PAGCOR (the agency regulating POGO) mentioned, their authority is limited to checking licenses, they don’t have the capacity to monitor what’s happening inside. Solutions could be found, but without the right government to implement them, banning may just become the last resort.
I remember in the past administration, this is one that has paid a lot of taxes and helped for more assistance to most of us. But it cannot be helped now when things have come back to normal. I agree that solutions are there and if the government will have to exercise its authority and cooperation with these, it can be helped. But on the other side of it, we've seen the dark side of these POGOs, they should operate the way it is but then they've become a den of scammers.
If it were properly regulated, it would be a big help to the country. But ever since the influx of Chinese workers, many have come in without working visas, reportedly due to paying off immigration officials, leading to an uncontrollable situation.
Extortion.
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Which has become common for processes like this and it's a sad thing. Even for passports, we've seen it happen that without going through the right process, these foreign workers can get one.