District Collector Ricardo Belmonte of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu ordered the seizure of mv Philippine Dream, which used to be a floating hotel casino. The Board of Investment (BOI), meanwhile, wants Philippine Dream to refund PHP 49.8 million for tax and duty-free importation of capital equipment. Belmonte said there was an attempt to remove it from its designated wharf without customs clearance, violating the Tariff and Customs Code.

The Internal Revenue Service has seized over USD 24 million from two companies that were processing payments for an Internet gambling site, Bodog. The seizures, detailed in recently released court documents, included USD 14.2 million from JBL Services in January and February, and USD 9.87 million from ZipPayments in early July. However, Bodog, more recently known as Bodoglife, continues to operate and process payments.