President Duterte Wants Marcos To Be His Successor

Philippine President Duterte with Marcos jr

The Philippine President has threatened resignation yet again. President Duterte is struggling to fulfill his campaign promises to cut corruption, crime, and drugs from the local environment within his desired timeframe. In August, Duterte gave a speech, which detailed his exhaustion from his attempts to eradicate the country of these issues. The President has announced … Read more

Philippine President Shuts Down Casinos

PH President takes action

Just as things started to look up for land-based casino offerings in the Philippines, President Roger Duterte shut down an upcoming casino project. To take things a step further, Duterte blatantly expressed his disdain for gambling by literally saying, “I hate gambling. I do not want it,” in a recent speech. While this doesn’t take … Read more

Philippine Government Blocking Casinos In Boracay

PH President discusses Boracay

Casino gambling is popular in the Philippines. Most of the brick-and-mortar casino gambling takes place in the Metro Manila area. Metro Manila isn’t the only destination in the Philippines. Boracay is another popular tourist area in the country, but the Philippines government has vowed to not allow any construction on land-based casinos in the area. … Read more

What Will Happen to the Philippines Gaming Industry Amid New Threats

Resorts World Casino in Manilla

The Philippine’s gambling industry has built a reputation as a distinct gaming destination in Asia that is less strict on visa requirements, provides highly integrated resorts to provide fully immersible experiences, and caters to mass consumers. The Philippines were also once the sole licensing authority in Asia, but this has changed as Cambodia and Japan … Read more

Brandon Vera: A History Of Fighting

Brandon-Vera

Brandon Vera is a Filipino-American professional fighter who has participated in MMA, kickboxing, and grappling events. He has had success in every combat sport he has participated in and has established himself as an all-around world class fighter. Brandon has fought with the USA’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the World Extreme Cage fighting (WEC), … Read more

Potential Competition In Asian Gambling Market Just Over the Horizon

casino gambling in Asia

The Philippines announced their freeze on the development of casinos on January 11th forcing investors to look toward other countries as investment possibilities. Several countries have been flagged as great potentials for gambling investment and development, however, each has their pros and cons. If these countries were to begin to regulate and offer gambling licenses, … Read more

2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Defying Expectations

PBA Commissioner's Cup logo

The 2018 Commissioner’s Cup is underway. The Commissioner’s Cup is the midseason conference of the Philippines Basketball Association and began back in late April. While many expected the San Miguel Beermen to win the conference, other teams have stolen the spotlight. PBA basketball functions differently than that NBA fans are used to. Instead of a … Read more

Breaking Down The Champions League Final

Champion's League finals 2018

The UEFA Champions League final pits Real Madrid against Liverpool. The defending champions must hold off a group of trophy-hungry youngsters in what will surely be an exciting matchup. Managers Jurgen Klopp and Zinedine Zidane have been tame in the press conferences leading up to the game. Both managers have respect for the competition and … Read more

Corruption Investigation Has Government Booting Officials

Corruption Shown as Money Changing Hands Between Officials

Philippine government officials accused of extortion and corruption even through public complaints are being forcefully removed from office by President Duterte. Since his campaign days, Duterte has held a goal to rid the government of corruption and it seems 2018 is his year to succeed. After critics claimed his anti-corruption campaign gave little actionable results … Read more

Duterte Says No To Boracay Casino

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Recently there has been a lot of talk about a potential casino coming to the small island of Boracay. While it does seem like the perfect location for a casino Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spoke publicly about the proposed casino for the first time this week and supporters were not happy about what he had … Read more