The Manila Times

Pagcor warns public vs illegal gambling on FB

- JIM PILAPIL

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has warned the public against persons and groups who have been organizing illegal Bingo games using Facebook.

Pagcor urged the public not to patronize such schemes because they could fall prey to identity theft and credit card fraud.

It said betting on such illegal gambling activities is also a crime.

According to Pagcor, it is illegal for any person or organizati­on without a license to directly or indirectly take part in any unauthoriz­ed gambling activities, including online, internet or remote gambling.

“Bingo” is a popular online gambling kiosk operating mostly in cities and catering to Filipinos. A private company runs it under the auspices of Pagcor.

In a letter, Pagcor, through its chief legal counsel Roderick Consolacio­n, warned Facebook Philippine­s against being used by persons organizing the illegal bingo games and internet/ online gambling.

Consolacio­n asked Facebook Philippine­s to “act immediatel­y against such activities to avoid the perception that your company is aiding and abetting the same.”

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