{"id":131104,"date":"2020-03-25T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=131104"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T18:47:49","slug":"pagcor-wants-to-reopen-high-stakes-tables-to-fund-coronavirus-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/pagcor-wants-to-reopen-high-stakes-tables-to-fund-coronavirus-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Regulator PAGCOR Wants to Reopen High Stakes Tables to Fund Coronavirus Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Philippine casino regulator-operator PAGCOR<\/a> has released $118 million to state coffers to help fund the fight against the coronavirus. But PAGCOR Chair and Chief Executive Andrea Domingo has suggested that reinstating VIP gaming at state-owned and commercial casinos, as well as online gambling, would generate more funds needed to tackle COVID-19.<\/p>\n