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Pagcor voided P200-M casino winnings of gov't officials
The Philippine Star
|September 05, 2025
State gaming regulator and operator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) had voided or withheld the award of casino winnings of government employees — from elected local government officials to government officials and officers — as they are banned from entering and gambling in casino establishments.
Alejandro Tengco, PAGCOR chairman and CEO, said that starting from January up to July of the year, PAGCOR voided or withheld from casino winners their prizes after they were discovered to be government officials or employees.
Tengco made the remark as he gave assurance that PAGCOR was enforcing a ban on government employees and officials from gambling in casinos.
"This year, up to July, there is more than P200 million that we have voided, or we did not award prizes hit by these restricted persons: elected LGU officials, government employees," Tengco said over True FM Radio 109.5.
"Even if they make an appeal, we will never give them their winnings," Tengco said.
This story is from the September 05, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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