Pandemic Threatens to Burst Philippines’ Online Gaming Bubble
- Online casinos face tax issues, public opposition amid virus
- Two of 60 licensed operators exit, only 14 have reopened
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With the twin global gaming centers of Macau and Las Vegas bleeding millions of dollars daily as casinos stand empty, the much smaller online gaming industry in the Philippines was supposed to benefit as gamblers logged into live-streamed bets to scratch the itch.