Manila, Philippines – ICE Asia Digital 2020 kicked off today for three full days of exciting and intelligent content around the future of Asia’s gaming scene including innovations, challenges and expert opinions.

Strengthening their strategic relationship with the ICE brand, the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has confirmed it will be bringing its largest ever delegation to this year’s ICE London…

SiGMA Group has announced that The Board of Directors for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) have officially approved the strategic partnership proposal between SiGMA…

State-Run gambling firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. said construction of its USD 10-billion Entertainment City on Manila Bay will start in the first quarter next year—and despite the financial crisis that has delayed a number of casino projects in Asia. The complex would allow Pagcor to more than double its income to about USD 1.3 billion by 2012, a company official said. “We see no problems hampering construction,” the official said.

Manila: A sign on a dirt track points the way to Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City, an empty expanse of Manila landfill right now that is being developed into a gamblers‘ nirvana of slot machines, roulette wheels and card tables. Construction is set to start early next year on a Las Vagas-style strip on 150 hectares of reclaimed land overlooking Manila’s famous bay. Bulldozers and other earth moving equipment are already preparing the thicket-covered land.

After several hurdles – ranging from regulatory to moral issues – the construction of Entertainment City, touted as the Philippines‘ Las Vegas version, is finally set to start by early next year. The local government of Paranaque recently gave its official endorsement for the project’s tourism ecozone status, the last in its long list of pre-construction requirements. The city hall resolution provides tax incentives and real property tax postponement to investors

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), the state-owned operator of casinos and other gaming activities, said that it would no longer be able to contribute to President Arroyo’s social fund if the government insists on taxing the corporation. This was the message relayed by Pagcor to the Department of Finance (DOF) during a Senate hearing last week on the tax liabilities of Pagcor.

James Packer’s role in a proposed AUD 1.5 billion casino development in the Philippines now appears to be on a knife edge, following his office’s denial of speculation yesterday that a deal was only weeks away from being finalised. The South China Morning Post said Mr Packer, executive chairman of Crown, was in advanced talks with a company called Bloombury to sign a deal to build a AUD 1.5 billion casino resort in the Philippines.

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has signed an agreement with Clark Development Corp. (CDC) for the establishment of a world-class casino and other tourism-related projects along the commercial district of the Clark Freeport. There are now 34 tourism-related projects all costing us$ 197.1 million in Clark with a total committed investment amounting to [[USD]] 12 billion and are expected to employ 19,228 workers for the next five years.

Zamboanga City – This city’s special economic zone has already issued three licenses to gambling operators despite an order from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) for these firms to cease operations for lack of a Pagcor license to operate.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has filed administrative and disbarment complaints against Judge Dennis Perez of Regional Trial Court Branch 67, Binangonan, Rizal for issuing a temporary restraining order (TRO) causing the closure of the Fiesta Casino Hotel and Resort located inside the East Bay Economic Zone.