Boxing GOAT and Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao has accepted a megafight with MMA favorite Conor McGregor. Before the announcement, McGregor, the firebrand Irishman who already fought Pacquiao rival Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in 2017, had been flirting with a return to the Octagon. But due to coronavirus travel and scheduling restrictions – plus some behind-the-scenes drama … Read more
With land-based casinos in Metro Manila beginning to reopen at limited capacities per a Duterte Administration directive, PAGCOR-licensed venues are finally able to work toward recouping the tremendous losses incurred due to the Chinese coronavirus. Most of them are, anyway. One prominent casino – despite loosened quarantine rules allowing it to once again accept on-site … Read more
In the Philippines, avid gamblers and punters have long been able to use legal online betting sites like BetOnline and SportsBetting AG. And now, both of these stellar services are Stellar online casinos accepting Filipino players, too. While domestic online casino gaming, sports betting, and poker rooms are currently against Philippine gambling laws, the aforementioned … Read more
Finally, the brick-and-mortar casino market in the Philippines is starting its path to recovery from the coronavirus-related lockdowns that have crippled the industry for the 2020 calendar year. While some casinos in far-flung locales across the islands have been able to reopen at minimum capacity, news has hit the wire that Metro Manila – which … Read more
China has long taken an adversarial view of the POGOs operating in the Philippines. These companies do business in a sort of gray area, as China does not allow gambling online or outside of Macau. But because POGOs are run out of the Philippines where Philippine gambling laws explicitly allow them, China has no direct … Read more
It’s been a rough couple of days for the Philippines gambling market. Heck, it’s been a rough six months for the Philippines gambling market. However, the events over the last week or so have underscored the disaster that the Wuhan coronavirus has represented for the island nation and its casino industry. Just yesterday, the American … Read more
Basketball is the most popular team sport in the Philippines. However, instead of simply embracing the traditional five-on-five variant of the game, the country has also long fielded national teams to play in 3X3 tournaments around the world. The first 3X3 showing for the Philippines Men’s National Team was at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games. … Read more
With bad news in seemingly endless supply, we present a rare pair of uplifting developments for Philippines sports bettors and fans. While this isn’t going to alleviate the pressures and trials of the coronavirus pandemic in the nation, it should give those longing for a return to normalcy something to look forward to other than … Read more
The Philippines has not been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus, at least by many international standards. To date, the nation of 106 million people has only 63,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and just under 1700 deaths. While testing remains sparse and the likely number of cases is much higher, the confirmed death totals represent just … Read more
In its bid to hasten the resumption of the 2020 PBA season, all teams in the league have agreed to an increased battery of Chinese coronavirus tests for all players and personnel. Additionally, the PBA clubs have assured the Philippine government that they will cover all medical costs for any employees who test positive for … Read more