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Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has directed his law enforcement agencies to take a “shoot first, ask questions later” directive in dealing with members of the underground drug trade, worked out a deal with Lam for him to pay taxes on the revenue generated by the illegal iGaming operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
However, Lam was later charged with bribing federal officials in exchange for them looking the other way. In April, Lam sold his 65 percent stake in Jimei International Entertainment, which operated the Fontana resort until its closure, and earlier this month, Philippine authorities dropped the bribery charges.<\/p>\n
Should gaming be restored at Casablanca Casino, it would return a fourth casino to the Clark Freeport Zone. The Widus Hotel and Casino, PAGCOR Mimosa Casino, and Oxford Princess are currently open.<\/p>\n
In addition to offering gambling, the special area aims to be a tourist haven, offering spas, museums, shopping, golf courses, and dozens of restaurants featuring cuisine to appeal to tourists from all around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Philippines casino shut down by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) in February will be ready to reopen soon, according to the Australian investment group that bought the property a year earlier for $26 million. The Casablanca Casino in Angeles City, Philippines, was forced to close when its parent company, Frontier Capital Group, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":58801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Casablanca Casino in Philippines to Reopen Soon, Aussie Financiers Say<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n