Inside Asian Gaming

2020 年 6月 IAG JAPAN 49 コラムニスト and impacts on other government agencies including the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Central Bank and the BIR. PAGCOR, in the middle of May, began its campaign to educate the general public on the regulatory structure of POGOs. This includes some of the basics, such as specifying which individuals are allowed to play POGOs, along with some of the key aspects of the service providers that help support the operations as well as the operators themselves. It also discusses the challenges that have surrounded these online operators including money laundering, prostitution rings, human trafficking, criminal activities and whether or not they serve as a front for a spy network. However, the campaign also highlights the job creation and increased revenues in spite of the influx of foreign – largely Chinese – workers. The reforms of POGOs have continued most recently into May with a crackdown on NOGOs (Non- registered Offshore Gaming Operators) by a task force of government agencies. The goal is to eliminate those groups that are illegally operating facilities within the country and end illegal online gaming. The recent arrests of 265 Chinese nationals in Las Piñas City and operations in Makati City and elsewhere are likely the start of these procedures to clean up the industry and bring legitimate operators into a competitive playing field. While POGOs do present their own challenges to the regulatory structure, these operations are still undergoing rapid growth and are being reined into a system that cannot keep up with their advances. Online gaming can provide a sustainable revenue resource, but the right regulatory structure and enforcement protocols are needed for the industry to thrive. The pandemic has offered an opportunity for PAGCOR to implement a regulatory structure, as well as to begin its efforts to more effectively combat the 現 実世界のゲーミング業界が新型コロナウイ ルスへの対応で沈黙する中、パンデミック中、 多くのオンラインゲーミングが営業を続けて きた。しかしながら、フィリピン娯楽賭博公社 (PAGCOR)とロドリゴ・ドゥテルテ大統領は、 新型ウイルス流行への対応として3月中旬にフィリピン・オンライ ン・ゲーミング・オペレーターズ(POGO)も休業させた。POGOは、 財政的にフィリピンに対してかなり大きな影響を与えてきており、 収益は2018年から2019年にかけて13％以上も増加した。 4月下旬、政府はこれらの営業を再開させること、そしてパンデ ミックへの対応で歳入不足に陥り、大きな打撃を受けてきた政府 への財政支援手段として、POGOを生活に必要なビジネスと見な すことについての対話を持ち始めた。6週間の休みの後、POGOは、 強化されたコミュニティ隔離(ECQ)の下で政府が打ち出した厳格 なガイドラインに従って営業再開することを許可された。その制限 には、人員数調整(3割)による営業規模の縮小、従業員への送迎サ The pandemic has offered an opportunity for PAGCOR to implement a regulatory structure, as well as to begin its efforts to more effectively combat the illegal operators in the market. 今回のパンデミックは、PAGCORに規制構造を 実行に移す機会だけでなく、市場にいる違法事 業者とより効果的に戦うための取り組みを開始 する機会を与えている。