GenSan officials, police in tug-of-war over STL

ment the order saying that the STL operations is under the provisions of national laws governing the PCSO.

“It’s not that we don’t want to enforce the city council’s order, but because it’s a pending legal matter that the city council should settle

“If there are no legal complications to stop the STL operations, then, we can enforce the directive without further ado once the city council’s order supersedes the national law,” Berango added.

He said they were told by PCSO representatives that STL’s operations are covered by national laws and its local franchisee, Trento Gaming Corp., is not required to secure permit from the city.

STL has been operating in Gensan for several months now through outlets that Trento manages. However, Gacal said its operation -

He pointed out that even the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. followed the process before it operated the electronic or e-bingo last year.

He added that the council also wants to make sure that the city gets its 3.75 percent share from STL operations as provided for in its implementing rules and regulations and they would properly monitor how much money these STL outlets collect in their daily operations.