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HAPPENING NOW: POGOs, Online Gaming / Gambling 🔥
The Philippines' Senate and House continues to hold hearing and investigation into POGOs.
The House Quad Committee cites Harry Roque in contempt for failing to submit the subpoenaed documents. Penalty is detention until Roque submits documents or until the joint panel is dissolved.
#pogo#POGOs#Philippines#Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators#Senate#House#Harry Roque#online gambling#gambling
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Lotto Betting in the Philippines: A Fun and Exciting Way to Win Big!
Lotto betting has been a popular pastime in the Philippines for many years. It's an exciting way to try your luck and potentially win big. One of the most popular forms of lotto betting in the country is through the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
The PCSO is a government agency that was established in 1935 to provide medical and healthcare assistance to Filipinos. Since then, it has expanded its services to include various forms of lotto betting, including the popular Lotto 6/58, Ultra Lotto 6/58, and Grand Lotto 6/55.
To play lotto, players simply need to choose a set of numbers and hope that they match the winning combination. The more numbers that match, the higher the prize. Some lotto games also offer additional prizes for players who match certain numbers or combinations.
But lotto isn't the only form of betting available in the Philippines. Bingo is another popular game that can be found in various establishments across the country. It's a fun and social game that is easy to learn and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
Bingo works by drawing numbers at random and marking them off on a bingo card. The first person to complete a specific pattern, such as a line or a full card, wins the game. There are various versions of bingo available, including 90-ball bingo, 75-ball bingo, and speed bingo.
While lotto and bingo are both forms of betting, they offer different experiences and chances of winning. Lotto is more focused on luck and chance, while bingo requires some strategy and quick thinking. Both games are a great way to have fun and potentially win big, and they are enjoyed by millions of Filipinos every year.
If you're interested in trying your luck with lotto or bingo, there are various ways to get started. You can purchase lotto tickets from authorized retailers, or visit bingo halls and gaming centers across the country. Just remember to play responsibly and only bet what you can afford to lose.
In conclusion, lotto and bingo are two fun and exciting ways to potentially win big in the Philippines. Whether you prefer the luck-based nature of lotto or the strategic gameplay of bingo, there's something for everyone to enjoy. So why not give it a try and see if Lady Luck is on your side?
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(Updated version because I forgot to add one more detail!) Hello! Can I request an ATEEZ smut based on the song I Want You by SB19? Any member will do please?
Here's the Music Video: https://youtu.be/s25Yi6pZnMs?si= ZpzmmV6Yvy1Wa4bZ
And the sound Audio:
https://open.spotify.com/track /16GGH8OF6LISUTTbm8421f?si= 2zklm5olQIKxp2yodrwv1Q
Note: SB19 is a boy group from the Philippines (Which is my country (I'm born from the Philippines by the way haha))), which they became super popular because of the song "GENTO" (Which the song became super popular they did the dance challenge.) (San did that dance challenge! (https://youtu.be/zn8GzEhPqkl?si= qrHRBKWcasrAW2HC))
Thabk you and have a great time. 🌹
~Queennie
Hey Queennie (and also to my fellow readers) Thank you for waiting for this. I was in a rut and not mentally doing well. I hope you haven’t forgotten about me 😭🩷
Also note: YES IVE HEARD ABOUT SB19!! The song got me side eyeing in the best ways possible HAHAHA
The girl in front of him is stunning, but even when he’s all over her, he can’t seem to get you out of his head. So when his phone buzzes and it’s you, he finds himself standing before you with another chance he’s willing to gamble.
Genres/warnings: smut, angst(?) cream pies, orgasms, unprotected sex, fwb to exes to lovers?, Mingi is actually so hung up on you, reconciliation
🩷 Taglist: @bro-atz @diamond-3 @mcarebearsstuff @choisansplushie @voicesinmyhead-rc @pre1ttyies @hwallazia @songmingisthighs
10 months.
10 months since you both stopped talking.
Mingi thought he’d move on by then. The girl in front of him was absolutely stunning, her hands hanging loosely around his neck. She smells like vanilla, but he feels that it’s overpowering. He can’t really see her under the dim flashing lights of the club, but he doesn’t pull away when her hands pull his neck closer to kiss her.
He tastes the fruity cocktail in between her lips, and he can think about is the taste of yours, the feeling of your lips pressed against his. The mere thought of it quickly turns into something he craves. Something he was deprived of for 10 months. Mingi’s hands that were on her waist shift lower down her sides, while she pulls him closer and deeper into the kiss. She thinks they’re getting lost in it. Mingi is definitely lost, though, not in the kiss.
All he thinks about is how your waist feels when he slowly touches her up, and his cock strains against his jeans when he thinks of the way you would moan in his mouth, while your hands run all over him, and how you’d edge him slowly with your hands around his cock while you make him melt against your lips. He’d always pull back breathless and desperate. Always.
His eyes slowly open when she pulls back.
Fuck.
Mingi feels guilty. It’s as if he’s doing something wrong to you. It’s driving him fucking nuts that he can’t see you, and the worst part of it all is that it was his fault. So damn fucked up that he was the one who initiated to stop whatever the two of you had.
“Mingi”, she calls out and his attention snaps back to her. This is his third date with this chick he met online, but for some reason, she simply looks like a stranger. Her fingers tap along his jaw.
“Should we go your place or mine?” She asks as she tucks a lock of hair behind her ear.
Mingi doesn’t even realise he’s half hard. But she probably did. He weighs his decisions. And then he realises he really wants to fuck.
But fuck her? He’s hesitant. He obviously has someone else in mind.
“Not today. I have plans early tomorrow”, he lies. She’s about to pout and try to convince him, until she’s interrupted by Mingi’s phone buzzing in his pants.
“Sorry, give me a moment”, he pauses to take the call. He puts his cell to his ear and his breath is stuck in his throat when he hears who’s at the other end of the line.
“Yunho…? Could you pick me up?”
Mingi blinks. The fact that you broke the no contact meant that you never blocked him even though you said you would. His heart is racing in his ears.
“Hello? Yunho? Are you there?”
It makes him snap out his trance a little.
“Yeah. Where are you at?”
“Uhh, the family mart near xxx club. I’m tryna sober up.”
You’re near. It’s not too far away.
“Okay. I’ll be there in ten.”
“Thanks. Oh, and don’t tell Mingi.”
That’s all you say before you hang up on him. He’s still in disbelief. No, wait, maybe it’s a chance. He glances down at the girl, who’s starting to look impatient.
“Uh. Something just came up. I’m sorry we had to cut this short but it’s kind of an emergency.”
That’s when Mingi realises he’s a fucking terrible liar.
She rolls her eyes, evidently annoyed at the interference. Mingi doesn’t even let her respond before he nods quickly and disappears into the crowd and out of the club. He knows that this will have repercussions, but it’s one he’s willing to risk.
There you are. Still looking absolutely breathtaking even when you’re trying to keep yourself together despite the alcohol. It was as if the 10 months never happened. He’s breathless from almost sprinting to where you were at.
He stands before you, watching the way you’re scrolling through your phone mindlessly, the light from the screen illuminating the tear stains on your cheeks. Were you crying? He takes a breath, wondering how you’d react to seeing him after 10, long, agonising months.
“Y/n.”
Your eyebrows scrunch for a second at the familiar husky voice. You look up, and your mind blanks out when you see Mingi standing right before you.
“Mingi? What the fuck are you doing here? Did Yuyu send you here? Fucking son of a-“
“It wasn’t Yunho,” Mingi cuts you off. “It was me who you called.”
You blink slowly at him, processing what he just said before narrowing your eyes at him.
“There’s no fucking way. I’m pretty sure I blocked you”, you reply with a frown, before opening your call logs, scrolling through and your frown is replaced quickly with wide eyes and disbelief.
Goddamn, did you sober up quick after that. You glance back at Mingi, who has an unreadable expression on his face. You cover your face with your hands, feeling your face flush, but definitely not from the alcohol this time.
Mingi takes a seat beside you, leaning forward towards you. His heart is racing as fast as a race car right now. It’s been forever since he’s this close to you.
“Ugh. This is so embarrassing”, you mutter in your hands before you drop them to your lap.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about”, he assures, which only makes you more flustered and borderline irritated.
“You could have called Yunho. You didn’t have to come”, you jab, not wanting to look at him, because he’s staring at you so intently. To Mingi, at least, you’re like home. The relationship you both had no label, all because he was so fucking foolish for thinking it would never be more than what it was.
He was wrong, clearly, because now he’s here beside you, and he wouldn’t ask for anything else.
He’s determined.
Determined to make things right, at least.
“I was the one who you called, not Yunho,” Mingi replies, unwavering.
“It was a mistake”, you sigh, feeling the tears pool around your eyes. Even though Mingi is the last person on earth you wanted to see now, you can’t help but crave for him.
“No it wasn’t. Do you know what’s an actual mistake?” Mingi retorts back. His back is straightened, and he wears a frown.
Your heartbeat is pounding in your ears. Probably coming over? Probably seeing you again? Probably you? You remember how it started like it was fresh from yesterday—it started when he had trapped you on the couch, his tall frame looming over yours when he was trying to get back at you for teasing him.
Like a spark, it ignited bright and burned like a forest fire. So intense that you couldn’t get him out of your system. You pretended you were okay with the arrangement even though the flames were burning through your feelings too. Everything about it was so addicting. If this was forest fire, you were the moth. Until three months later, he suddenly called it off.
“We should stop. I’m not sure what I want right now.”
You shut your eyes and your head spins. “What?”
Mingi swallows hard before his words leave his mouth, “whatever I said 10 months ago. That was a mistake.”
You scrunch your eyebrows, staring at Mingi. And it was a fucking mistake. He’s looking at you with those fucking puppy eyes he knows you’re weak for. Well, now you’re completely sober. But you don’t follow. Why the fuck is he telling you all of this now?
“Elaborate”, you challenge, facing the male.
Mingi covers it up very well but you can tell that he’s getting nervous and flustered.
“Calling it off. It was a mistake,” he answers, his fists balling.
You scoff, even though your heart is bursting. No, you’re not surrendering to him. Not yet. “You’re telling me this now? Weren’t you seeing someone?”
“Was”, he replies a little too quickly, a little too enthusiastically. “Then you called.”
There is a drawn out silence between the both of you momentarily.
“Let’s go. I’ll bring you home, y/n.”
You stare at him for a moment as another load of silence follows. You know it’s a bad idea. You know you shouldn’t let him in again.
Mingi seems to pick up on your concern and distance, and especially your coldness. “I won’t do anything to you. I promise. I’ll leave if you want me to. But it’s not safe for you to just be alone here.”
You know he’s right. He may be an asshole for doing what he did but at least you know Mingi is a man of his word.
His hand is outstretched towards you, and you hesitantly let your fingers graze against his palm. Mingi swears he feels electricity shoot down his spine just from your touch, and a simple one—just a soft brush of your fingers has him ready to be on his knees for you.
You let go quickly when you regain composure and follow Mingi to his car.
The ride back is quiet, much to your relief, letting you sober up as you let the cold night wind brush along your cheeks. What you don’t realise is the amount of glances Mingi casts you when he stops at the red light, and he sees the soft glow of your tear stains.
Mingi pulls over, and as before you could unbuckle the seatbelt with your own two hands, Mingi’s big frame looks over you, his face inches away from you. His gaze catches yours and you hold a breath, expecting him to do something.
Which he does—unbuckle your seat.
In truth, Mingi really wants to kiss you. So bad. To feel you up. He’s so starved it’s insane how he survived ten whole months after foolishly breaking off something that shouldn’t even mean anything. Something that was just simply casual.
“I won’t lay a finger on you if you don’t want me to”, Mingi reminds you as he pulls the car door open for you to leave.
At your doorstep, he doesn’t leave just yet though. He haphazardly dumps his keys onto the little tray you have to hold yours. You don’t say anything. After all, this place was once where he resided with you. He knew it like the back of his hand.
Just like you.
It’s a hard feeling to shake, you think. The familiarity rushes back to you, as if the 10 months never happened. You wish it didn’t.
You push past him and he watches you (thankfully) walk a straight line towards your bathroom. He lets you freshen up, and tells himself he won’t stay for too long—just long enough to make sure you’re alright and going to sleep in peace. He shuts his eyes for a while, letting the soft, cold blows of the air conditioner prick his cheeks.
You step out of the shower, and you see him sprawled on the couch, his slow breaths heavy and steady. Despite every bone in your body telling you not to, you take a seat beside him. He stirs slightly before his sleepy eyes meet yours, barely open before he turns away, combing back his hair.
“You shouldn’t drive if you’re tired, Mingi”, you say. “Go take a shower. I’ll pass you your clothes.”
A prick blooms at the corner of your heart when you say that. You never had the courage to contact Mingi to return his clothes when he was staying over. You were sure you had your clothes kept at his place too. Mingi nods as he leaves for the bathroom, leaving you with your web of thoughts. The resentment was boiling whenever you thought about it, and especially when you are in your room, pulling out the lowest drawer and reluctantly reaching out to feel the fabric that Song Mingi wore, some you wore too and you knew he loved it when you did that.
How did you let him lure you into a situation ship like this?
You dump his clothes onto the counter and climb onto your bed. There was no awkwardness, just tension, and a lot of unspoken words. Words that you were determined to pull out of him so you could finally move on in peace.
There he was, leaving the shower looking like a whole new person. His eyes look a lot softer now, accompanying his damp hair when he has his make up removed. He doesn’t get on the bed.
“What are you trying to get at, Song Mingi?” You question, your eyes darting to him, your fingers tugging each other in anxiety. “We weren’t anything to begin with.”
Mingi presses his lips before he speaks, making sure he doesn’t say it wrongly. “I’m not over you.”
He says it with such distinction that you’re almost taken aback. He catches your confused gaze. But he continues.
“I can’t move on.”
You only scoff. “And that’s my problem, because?”
It’s only then he slowly inches towards you, and you’ve never seen it before in his eyes—desperation?
But you hate that you’re feeling the exact same way. Deep inside you wonder if things could go back to the way they were.
“No. That’s my problem, y/n.” Mingi responds, his finger nervously pinching against the bedsheets. “I’m still hung up over you even after all of this.”
It’s a trap. A trap so big and obvious that a bear could fucking see it from a mile away.
“I shouldn’t have said what I said. I was immature and confused about where that would have gone”, he sighs. “Especially during all the days you’d spend with me. And before I realised what I had done, I had already fallen for you, so hard.”
Your eyes narrow.
“Coward”, you spit, knowing you were in the exact predicament, for a spilt second, on the end of being foolish—thinking that it had meant something to him.
His fingers brushed against yours, his eyes wandering to your figure as more tears stream down your face. Why were you even crying again? He’s obviously playing around with you.
Mingi is on the bed now, inches away from you, his hands gently lifting your face, his thumbs brushing away the burning tears.
“I’m sorry that I hurt you. Out of every mistake I’ve made with you, this was the worst.”
You’re lured into his pretty eyes again, like a puppy begging for forgiveness. You grow so weak every time. You press the side of your cheek onto Mingi’s large and warm hands, the comfort of it never once foreign to you. He brushes his thumb against your cheek.
And Mingi then decides to just throw all of his cards in, his heart like sledgehammer as he lets those words slip from his lips.
“Tell me you want me”, Mingi whispers, his fingertips brushing against your neck to hold your gaze with his—so intense, so overwhelming. “And I’ll be yours.”
Such an obvious trap.
“I want you”, you whisper back, looking at him through your wet lashes.
Mingi feels his heart pounding and fireworks explode in his head. He was ready for you to push his hands away, chase him out, tell him you never want to see him again.
Mingi glances down at your lips and then back into your eyes, before you shut yours and let him completely trap you. Rash decision, stupid decision — your mind is screaming at you while you’re tasting the memories Mingi left you in his kiss. His hands slide down your back, letting lie down properly onto the bed. He pauses in to take in the sight of you—so endearing and gentle. He feels that he should be jailed for wanting to ruin it all and keep it for himself. The thought that no other men could have you like this comforts him, for now, at least.
Mingi tugs against your nightwear, lifting it over your head in one swift gesture before he’s back to kissing you with much desperation. There it is. Your taste. The only one that matters for the rest of his life. His cravings will never be satisfied. If it’s you, he wants more, more, more.
He pulls back, watching the way you’re so flushed and gorgeous. He turns you around, letting your shoulder hit his chest and he presses against you, his erection enough to convey how he feels, that’s for sure.
His fingers brush so lightly against your shoulders, the electric running down your back until he reaches your waist.
“I love you. I adore you”, he hums into your ear, melting every and any sense of rationale that remained in you, no answer but soft whimpers escape your lips as he kisses the nape of your neck to your shoulders, his fingers wet with spit, rolling your nipples in between them. Jagged breaths are the only thing that barely keep you intact for now, before your head is on his shoulder, begging for him.
“It’s been awhile. Don’t you think that’ll be a tight fit, baby?” Mingi questions, his boxers now off and his cock pressing hard against your ass.
You squeeze your thighs in response at the thought of his cock just splitting you open like before. It’s so tempting.
You feel something press against your wet folds, and it’s his fingers. Mingi’s free hand coaxes your thighs to open up and relax for him as his fingers slip right into your sopping cunt, and you gasp. Mingi’s arm snakes around your waist, and one of your opened leg is trapped by Mingi—he’s making sure you don’t close, not until he makes you cream and scream everywhere. You palm against his bare erection, pumping him so painfully slow for the sake of listening to his low, breathy groans right in your ear. He never fails to tell you how much he loves it—when you flick your wrist teasingly at make sure he hears the wet squelching sounds. But for now, your concentration is everywhere, especially when Mingi is stuffing you full with two of his fingers, brushing teasingly against the spongy spot he knows that drives you up the wall.
Your eyes flutter open, completely letting go of his cock. “M-Mingi”, you squeal when his fingers not only curl against the spongy area, but also repetitively fucks your pretty hole stupid, cream completely staining his fingers as it only lubes your clit for him to rub his finger on. Your mind is in a haze, only the thought of letting Mingi finger fuck an orgasm out of you prominent.
So good that you try to wipe the drool seeping past your lips. The feeling builds up so quickly, Mingi notices the way you’re clenching around your fingers. The way you’re grabbing onto his arm and pressing your face into his neck, telling him, “cumming. I’m cumming, Mingi. Fuck me”, was enough for him to pull his fingers out, and stuff his cock in—while you were still mid orgasm, clenching and fluttering with his cock in you. Mingi has his eyes rolled back at the sensation of you just clenching around him, giving your clit wet circular movements to send you over the fucking moon. You’re barely down from your high, panting when you realise that Mingi is inching himself inside you.
Your breath is stuck in your throat when his cock is fully in you, all the way to the brim. Mingi sighs in pleasure—this is what he loves. This is the familiarity he could never get tired of—or rather—crave so fucking badly.
Your mind had completely been melted. Sex with Mingi was always so mind blowing. You hate to swear that you would never get enough. His cock is so big and you love how well he fits into you, and his comments of, “fit me so fucking good, baby. I think if I move I’ll just cum”, as he hisses and forces himself to hold back for bursting.
Mingi’s fingers press against your jaw, your attention seeping back to him. He looks at you lovingly before he watches your face contort with pleasure the moment he pulls back, then fucks you with a thrust.
“You don’t know how much I want you”, he whines, even with his cock just pounding into you from below. “I promise I’ll treat you better. Love you better. Fuck you better.”
You’d let Mingi do whatever he wanted with you. That’s the honest fucking truth. You know you were gonna regret this. Everything is screaming at you at one moment and then completely muted when Mingi’s husky voice lulls you over.
“That’s my good girl. Oh god. You’re good at taking my cock.”
Heaven would jealous at how good you’re feeling being fucked by Song Mingi.
You tremble slightly, more tears pooling at the corner of eyes. Not from sadness or melancholy. The only kind that Mingi is able to pull out from you when his cock is deep inside you.
“It’s okay. That’s a good girl. Let it go for me”, he hums into your ear, his arms holding you down despite the fact that your orgasm is hitting you in waves, spots of white bursting into your eyelids as you feel tour cunt convulse against Mingi’s cock, cream just gathering at the base of his dick as he still continues to jut his cock right into you, sending your legs shaking with pleasure. He swears he wants to record your orgasms and seal it somewhere where only he can access it. He could get addicted.
His thrusts turn more desperate. The loud sounds of wet cock fucking a wet pussy echoing around the walls while you’re crying Mingi’s name.
“That’s a good princess”, he assures, rubbing your thighs, even though sticky with fluids before he thrusts himself right into you for the final time, your legs trembling.
“So much. Mingi, that’s so much”, you swallow hard as you feel him pump his cum right into you. Even that feels so fucking heavenly.
“It’s all for you, princess. We can keep going. I’ll always have more for you. So much that it’ll leak out of your pretty hole for days on end”, he utters so softly in your ear. Your eyes are still glazed from the mind-numbing pleasure. The last thing you could remember was a kiss planted on your forehead before a muffled “Goodnight”, before you completely doze off, your worries saved for the next day.
Morning kicks in, and your eyes are barely able to open, the exhaustion weighing on you from the previous night, so does the realisation. Fuck. You rise up, your hand on your forehead. Then you realise another thing—the other half of your bed is empty. You reach out to your phone on the nightstand—no messages either. Frustration builds in your body. But this time, it was your own foolishness to blame you think to yourself, as you slide off the bed, the soreness of your lower body a burning reminder of what transpired the night before. Instead of the bitterness that lingers in your mouth, you wonder if that should have been your closure.
Freshened up, you walk to your kitchen area to grab a meal, and your eyes widen.
Mingi stands there, pulling the plastic cover off. He pauses briefly when his eyes meet yours.
“Hey. Good morning”, Mingi greets, his morning voice dropping an octave lower. He seems completely fine, as long as you aren’t able to hear his heartbeat going at miles per hour. Would you just chase him out? Would you promise to never see him again? His mouth is dry again, even though he’s had a couple of glasses of water thinking about what to say to you.
“I bought takeout. Come and have some”, he gestures. You don’t question it, taking the seat across him. You follow his movements—the way he settles the utensils—handing you yours first, before he pours you a cup of water. Then he sits himself comfortably.
There is another moment of silence before you speak up.
“About last night…”
You see the grip on his chopsticks tighten.
“Wasn’t a mistake either”, he says, his gaze trailing the food before he meets yours.
“Is it?” You reply, shoving a couple of egg rolls into your mouth. You didn’t expect that answer from him.
“I thought I could move on. But no matter how many girls I came across, it was always you. No one felt as right as you did. I was scared before, but I’m not now.”
You can’t meet his eyes. You’re unsure if it’s because of swirl of emotions that have started bubbling, or because you’ve denied it for so long, that it’s beginning to slowly bleed out.
“Let me make it up to you. For the 10 months”, Mingi professes. “If you’ll have me.”
You finally are able to hold his gaze. Your mind is swimming is dopamine, but you’re not about to let him have the satisfaction, just yet. A small smile curls at the corner of your lips.
“Then you better do a good job.”
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Philippines Bans Online Casinos Linked to Scam Centers: An In-Depth Look
In a decisive move to curb criminal activities, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the shutdown of a vast network of online casinos that have been implicated in numerous illicit operations. These online casinos, known locally as Pogos, short for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, primarily serve players in mainland China, where gambling is prohibited. However, Pogos have increasingly been used as fronts for a range of criminal activities, including telephone scams, human trafficking, and other serious offenses.
A Troubled Industry
Under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, Pogos flourished as part of his administration's efforts to foster friendly relations with China. However, President Marcos, in his annual address to parliament, called for an end to the "desecration of our country." He criticized Pogos for masquerading as legitimate entities while engaging in financial scamming, money laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, torture, and even murder.
On Tuesday, the Philippines' gaming regulator announced plans to cancel the licenses of Pogos and phase out the sector by the end of the year. According to government estimates, the Pogo industry comprises over 400 licensed and unlicensed operations, employing around 40,000 people directly and indirectly. Despite generating an estimated 166.5 billion pesos ($2.9 billion) in annual revenue, the industry's economic costs are estimated to be much higher at 266 billion pesos annually.
Criminal Links and National Spotlight
The alleged connection between Pogos and criminal rings came under national scrutiny after a Pogo in a small town was discovered to be a front for a scam center. The town's mayor, Alice Guo, is accused of being a Chinese spy and is currently in hiding. Additionally, clandestine hospitals linked to Pogos were found to be offering plastic surgery services to fugitives and scam center workers to help them evade arrest.
Geopolitical Implications
Since assuming office, President Marcos has reversed the Philippines' pivot towards China, initiated by his predecessor Duterte, and has moved closer to the United States, the country's historic ally. Analysts suggest that the ban on Pogos could be interpreted as an effort to further distance the Philippines from China. Both nations are embroiled in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea, with tensions escalating in recent months.
"Pogos' presence has ceased to be a mere law and order problem. It has been linked to China's creeping 'occupation' of the Philippines for ordinary Filipinos," stated Jean Encinas-Franco, a professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She added that Marcos' decision could be seen as a rebuke to Duterte's open Pogo policy, potentially boosting his approval ratings ahead of the crucial mid-term elections in 2025.
Local Reactions
The ban on Pogos has been welcomed by various sectors within the Philippines. Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual told local media that the decision makes the country more attractive to those seeking leisure, as Pogos have created a negative impression associated with violence. George Barcelon, chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, expressed his approval, stating that Pogos attract undesirable individuals and endanger the moral fabric of the nation.
The Path Forward
As the Philippines moves to dismantle the Pogo industry, the government faces the challenge of managing the economic and social impacts of the shutdown. While the ban is expected to improve the country's image and reduce crime, it will also require addressing the displacement of thousands of workers and finding alternative sources of revenue to compensate for the loss from the Pogo sector.
The bold decision by President Marcos to shut down Pogos marks a significant step in addressing the intertwined issues of crime and international relations. As the country navigates this complex transition, the global community will be watching closely to see the long-term effects on the Philippines' economy, society, and geopolitical standing.
#Philippines#FerdinandMarcosJr#Pogos#OnlineCasinos#CrimePrevention#Scam#HumanTrafficking#NationalSecurity
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A former Philippine mayor who was on the run for weeks after being accused of spying for China has been arrested in Indonesia.
Philippine authorities have been pursuing Alice Guo across four countries since she disappeared in July following an investigation into her alleged criminal activities.
She has been accused of protecting online casinos, which were a front for scam centres and human trafficking syndicates in her sleepy pig farming town, Bamban.
Ms Guo denies the allegations. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said she would be flown back to the Philippines as early as Wednesday.
She said she grew up on the family farm with her Chinese father and Filipina mother, but MPs who investigated the scam centre operations said her fingerprints matched a Chinese national named Guo Hua Ping and accused her of being a spy who provided cover for criminal gangs.
The dramatic nature of her case, which has since seen her sister arrested and questioned by the Philippine Senate, sparked fury in the country and drew international attention.
Ms Guo's case has played out as the Philippines and China continue to spar over reefs and outcrops in the South China Sea.
China has not commented on the allegations against her.
Authorities believe that Ms Guo slipped past border checks in July and took several boats, crossing neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, on her way to Indonesia, where she was arrested on Tuesday on the western border of the capital Jakarta.
Mr Marcos said her arrest is "a warning to those who attempt to evade justice".
"Such is an exercise in futility. The arm of the law is long and it will reach you," he wrote on Facebook.
Photos showed Ms Guo wearing light pink pyjamas and a white coat when she was arrested.
A scam centre in a sleepy town
Ms Guo was thrust under the national spotlight after authorities in March uncovered a sprawling scam centre in Bamban that were hiding under online casinos, known locally as Philippine Online Gaming Operations (Pogo).
Pogos cater to clients in the Chinese mainland, where gambling is illegal.
Ms Guo's case confirmed suspicions that Pogos were being used as a front for organised crime and led to Mr Marcos outlawing them in response to public anger.
Pogos flourished under his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, whose presidency was marked by close ties with China.
But Mr Marcos reversed the country's foreign policy direction and has cracked down on Pogo-linked crimes since assuming office in 2022.
During the raid in Ms Guo's town, police rescued close to 700 scam centre workers, including 202 Chinese nationals and 73 other foreigners who were forced to pose as online lovers.
A Senate investigation that followed centred on her inability to detect the eight-hectare scam centre despite its location near her office.
Senators also grilled her on her parentage. A relative unknown in local politics, she was elected mayor on her first run for public office, which is rare in areas ruled by political families.
Ms Guo's opaque answers on questions regarding her roots, led some senators to accuse her of being a Chinese "asset" or spy.
She gave a television interview where she attributed her low profile to being her father's illegitimate child with her mum, who is also his maid. She said this forced her to lead a sheltered life in the family farm, until she was elected mayor of Bamban.
But the controversy did not subside and after she refused to appear in subsequent hearings, senators in July ordered her arrest. By that time, however, she had fallen from public view.
Soon after, an anti-graft body removed her from office.
In August, Filipino authorities said she had fled the country undetected and passed through Singapore and Malaysia on her way to Indonesia.
One official said she could be headed for the Golden Triangle, a border region in mainland South East Asia that is a known hideout of organised crime groups.
A furious Mr Marcos then ordered her Philippine passport cancelled and warned then that "heads will roll".
He said Ms Guo's escape "laid bare the corruption that undermines our justice system and erodes the people's trust".
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Embracing the Challenge: Betting on Underdogs in Basketball
Betting on Underdogs: Unearthing Value in Basketball Wagering
When it comes to the realm of NFL Betting Philippines betting, there exists an exhilarating yet often overlooked avenue — wagering on underdog teams in basketball. In this company, we will navigate the terrain of underdog betting and unveil the strategies that can lead to substantial rewards. This often uncharted territory holds the potential for astute bettors to unearth hidden gems and capitalize on value-rich opportunities.
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To stay informed about the latest developments in biometric betting technology and its broader implications, consider exploring the following resources:
TechCrunch: TechCrunch offers in-depth coverage of emerging technologies, including biometrics, and their impact on various industries.
Wired: Wired frequently features articles on biometric technology and its applications, providing insights into its potential future trends.
Forbes: Forbes delves into the business and financial aspects of biometric technology, shedding light on its potential market impact.
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BALITANG REHIYONAL: Guihulngan Radio Anchor and Commentator of DYJL-FM 94.5's Like Radio News FM fired for alleged political bias and illegal online gambling [#OneNETnewsEXCLUSIVE]
Originally published on September 28th, 2024 due to Technical Issues.
(Written by Miko Kubota / K5 Tele-Serbisyo Patrol #4 news reporter of OneNETnews & Station Manager and President of ONC)
GUIHULNGAN, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- A well-known local radio anchor and commentator 'Mr. Jofferson Languita Biangos', known simply as 'Jeff Biangos' of DYJL-FM 94.5mhz's Like Radio News FM in Guihulngan City had recently been terminated from his position. His dismissal came following allegations of political interference in his work, as well as his involvement in illegal online gambling using Philippine electronic wallets such as GCash, which he allegedly has, a series of social media posts claimed on Facebook (owned by Meta Platforms Inc. [MPi]).
For those who don't know, Mr. Biangos has been a leader in the audible media of Guihulngan. He ran independently for the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) in the 2022 Philippine elections. Even as he pursued his dreams in politics however, Biangos continued being the radio commentator that was unabashed and controversy-seeking. For this reason, his career had a following among outspoken opinions on matters and the localities' politics on free radio.
He worked previously in the 2010s such as DYSK-FM 92.1's Radyo Natin: Guihulngan; DYKC-AM 675khz's RPN Radyo Ronda: Cebu; 98.1 Muews Radio: Tayasan (now known as Starr Radio); 90.5 Mabuhay Radio: Jimalalud; and 92.9 Edge Radio in this said city of Guihulngan. Some FM stations clamped out by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), who were illegally operating FM and/or AM radio stations in the region.
In an official statement last Wednesday (September 25th, 2024 -- Guihulngan local time), the management of 'Like Radio News FM' announced that Mr. Biangos is no longer affiliated with any Like Radio or Easy Radio stations across Negros Island Region (NIR). Sources suggest to OneNETnews that Biangos used his platform outside of his job to influence political outcomes and illegally promoting unlicensed online gambling.
These activities have raised concerns regarding the integrity of the local media and the possible misuse of the public's trust. They urged as advised for Negrosanons to the public to disregard any content or programs attributed to him like 'Atraka Balita' radio programme, in relation to these above-mentioned local FM radio stations.
Since he was terminated on his local journalist work on free radio, Mr. Biangos has been at the sharp end of criticism and public backlash that falls below the trap line. The community remains divided on the issue, with some holding that he deserved to be dismissed and others questioning the claims brought against him. His future in news radio is in the balance as he confronts what have been his worst challenges so far.
Local authorities and government agencies like Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) that his public servant of Guihulngan will be no more. Like Radio News FM in Guihulngan City is an affiliate local radio station of Capitol Broadcasting Center (CBC) and a flagship AM radio station of DZME-AM 1530khz's Radyo Uno in Metro Manila.
SOURCE: *https://phvote-staging.rappler.co/elections/2022/candidates/joferson-languita-biangos *https://www.facebook.com/100063491216677/posts/1073694958090201 *https://www.facebook.com/100073287433905/posts/551408897312020 *https://www.facebook.com/100073287433905/posts/551384087314501 *https://www.facebook.com/100073287433905/posts/550656937387216 and *https://www.facebook.com/100073287433905/posts/550565927396317
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The Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the Philippines have fueled a spate of crimes including cryptocurrency scams, kidnapping, murder and prostitution.
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Crypto Fraud Ring Tied to Ex-Mayor Guo Shocks Philippines
Philippine authorities are intensifying their crackdown on a network of cryptocurrency fraud linked to Chinese crime syndicates, which spans Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Singapore. The operations reportedly entered the Philippines through former mayor Alice Guo, who is now in custody for her connections to major crypto scams, human trafficking, and money laundering.
Guo's associates, Huang Zhiyang and Dingkai Wang, are accused of orchestrating scams that deceived victims via dating sites and online platforms, leading them to believe they were investing in cryptocurrency. During a recent Senate hearing, Guo attempted to downplay her ties to Huang, despite his involvement in extensive scam operations uncovered in several raids. The Sun Valley Clark Hub in Pampanga was identified as a key location where trafficked workers executed scripted scams, manipulating targets into sending cryptocurrency under duress.
The scope of these scams is alarming, with Huang's group also facing money laundering charges in Singapore and connections to human trafficking and torture in Cambodia. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported a disturbing rise in crypto fraud across Southeast Asia, estimating financial losses of up to $37 billion. Criminals are exploiting weak regulations, particularly in online gambling and digital currencies, to funnel illegal funds through legal financial systems.
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Philippine mayor extradited on charges of being Chinese spy seeks re-election
A former Philippine mayor accused of spying for China is seeking re-election next year, The Independent reports.
Alice Guo, the former mayor of Bambang City, is currently being held in Pasig City Jail after she was extradited from Jakarta, Indonesia, in September.
Ms. Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, was wanted by the Philippine Senate for refusing to appear before a congressional investigation into her alleged criminal links to Chinese crime syndicates and money laundering.
Ms. Guo, 34, who claims to be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, has denied the charges, calling them “malicious.” Her lawyer Stephen David told reporters on Friday that she would formalise her candidacy for mayor on October 8, the last day to file nomination papers. He also said:
Definitely, she will be running for mayor. It would be better if she runs so we can find out if the people still love her, because right now there’s a lot of negative publicity, but many also sympathise.
He also added Ms. Guo was confident of her victory because “so many people are rooting for her.”
Runaway mayor
In August, Philippine authorities filed several money laundering charges against Ms Guo and her associates. She fled the country in July, travelling to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia on her Philippine passport, the Philippine Anti-Crime Agency said.
The former mayor and her two alleged brothers fled the Philippines by boat to Malaysia, Sheila Guo, an alleged accomplice arrested earlier in Indonesia, told a Senate hearing.
Ms. Guo was running for mayor of Bambang, an agricultural town north of the capital, as a Philippine citizen in 2022.
The Philippine Senate began investigating Ms. Guo in May, two months after authorities raided a gambling centre catering to offshore customers, mostly Chinese. The raid uncovered what the authorities described as online fraud at a premises built on land partly owned by Ms. Guo.
Ms. Guo refused to appear at a follow-up hearing in June, citing emotional trauma from a previous attendance at the hearing. As a result, the Senate charged her with contempt of court and ordered her arrest. In August, the Philippine Anti-Corruption Authority removed her as mayor, citing serious misconduct for her alleged links to illegal gambling operations in Bamban.
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A seaside hotel and former bank offices on the Isle of Man have been used by scammers conning victims in China out of millions of dollars, a BBC World Service investigation has found.
The dining room and lounge at the Seaview Hotel in Douglas were packed with dozens of Chinese workers, we have been told, on computers hooked up to fast broadband. A specialist wok hob had also been delivered to the hotel’s kitchen.
The deception, which happened between January 2022 and January 2023 according to Chinese court documents, used a method known as "pig-butchering". It is so-called because the process of “fattening the pig” - gaining the victim’s trust - is vital to its success.
The BBC spent nearly a year establishing how the investment scam was carried out from the island, which is a British Crown dependency with an independent government.
We also uncovered other details, such as how bosses had big ambitions to build a state-of-the-art office complex overlooking the Irish Sea.
As well as obtaining court papers, we have accessed leaked documents and spoken to company insiders.
One former member of staff, Jordan [not his real name], told us he had no idea of the murky world he was entering when he arrived on the Isle of Man. He says he was relieved to have found what he thought was a stable administrative job.
He did notice, however, that his new employer seemed quite secretive - for example, he and his colleagues were forbidden from taking photos at company social events. What he says he didn’t realise was that many of his Chinese colleagues were actually scam artists.
In late 2021, nearly 100 people had been transferred to the Isle of Man to work for a company which Chinese court documents refer to as "MIC". They had come from the Philippines where they had worked for another scamming firm. The BBC has discovered that MIC stands for Manx Internet Commerce.
On the Isle of Man, MIC was part of a group of associated companies - all with the same owner.
An online casino, run by King Gaming Ltd, was the most prominent. In mainland China, gambling is illegal. Setting up halfway around the world meant the group's founders could target Chinese customers, but also take advantage of the Isle of Man’s low gambling taxes.
A few months after being based at the Seaview Hotel in Douglas, the MIC workers were moved to former bank offices on the east side of town.
And this is where Jordan says he would hear sporadic cheering from his new colleagues - who worked in groups of four. He now believes they were celebrating moments when they had successfully scammed another victim, some 5,000 miles away.
Six people who worked for MIC in Douglas have now been convicted - upon their return home to China - of carrying out investment scams against Chinese citizens.
The cases, heard in late 2023, detail the illicit money stream. Victims were lured by the defendants and their accomplices from bases on the Isle of Man and in the Philippines, according to the Chinese court papers.
They say the defendants would work in teams to pull Chinese investors into chat groups on QQ - a popular Chinese instant messaging service similar to WhatsApp. One scammer would play the role of an investment "teacher", and others would pretend to be fellow investors.
The BBC has seen evidence - including in the court papers - that many of those who arrived in Douglas from the Philippines were engaged in the scams. All used the same computer equipment, depended on QQ for their work and, with the exception of a few managers, all held the same job title.
The fake investors would build an atmosphere of hype and excitement around the money-making skills of the "teacher", who would then tell the victim to put money into a particular investment platform, the Chinese court found.
Dazzled by the hype, the victim would comply, only for their funds to be syphoned off by the scammers, who actually controlled these platforms and could manipulate them from behind the scenes.
The Chinese court said it was difficult to verify the victims' total losses - but it said 38.87m renminbi (£4.17m/$5.3m) had been taken from at least 12 victims.
Relying on evidence including the defendants’ own confessions, as well as travel and financial records and chat logs, the court found the six defendants guilty.
This was not only a profitable but also a sophisticated scam, say the court documents, requiring front line teams to deploy the "pig-butchering" techniques with persuasiveness and skill.
The BBC has discovered the identity of the companies' sole beneficiary. His name was hidden behind layers of administrative paperwork.
MIC and its affiliate companies were all held by a trust set up by an individual named "Bill Morgan" who, documents show, was also known as Liang Lingfei. Employees called him "Boss Liang", says Jordan.
The Chinese court papers refer to a man called Liang Lingfei being the co-founder of MIC on the Isle of Man - which it described as "a fairly stable criminal organisation established in order to carry out scam activities". Mr Liang was not one of those prosecuted or represented at the hearings.
The court stated that Mr Liang was also co-founder of the scamming organisation in the Philippines. The BBC has seen evidence that many MIC employees worked there before being transferred to the Isle of Man.
Our investigation has also found that Mr Liang obtained an Isle of Man investment visa and attended multiple company events on the island. His wife also owns a home in the town of Ballasalla, near the island’s airport.
The group of companies on the Isle of Man was ambitious, having signed a planning agreement late last year for a glitzy "parkland campus" headquarters on the site of a former naval training base. A spokesperson for the developers described it as the "largest single private investment in the Isle of Man".
Architects’ images show office buildings set on a hill above the seafront in Douglas. Inside would have been penthouse apartments, a spa, multiple bars and a karaoke lounge.
The campus was to be used by MIC staff and those working for MIC's "affiliate" companies, including those involved in online gambling, planning documents state.
Conservative estimates put the global annual revenues of the "pig-butchering" industry at more than $60bn (£46.5bn).
"This is the first such case we've seen of one of these [pig-butchering] scam operations setting up in a Western country," says Masood Karimipour, South East Asia representative at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
Trying to stop the scams is like a "game of whack-a-mole", he says, and it is a battle that "organised crime is currently winning" as criminals engage in what he calls "jurisdiction shopping" where they perceive there to be legal loopholes and little oversight.
Any ambitions the group of companies may have had on the Isle of Man - legitimate or otherwise - appear to have come to an end.
In April, police raided the former bank offices. They also targeted an address next to the island's Courts of Justice building - using a ladder to enter through a first-floor window in the early hours of the morning.
In a statement released shortly afterwards, police said the raids had been in connection with a wider fraud and money laundering investigation in relation to King Gaming Ltd IOM. Seven people had been arrested and released on bail, they added.
Since then, a further three people are known to have been arrested.
Receivers were appointed earlier this month for companies in the group - including MIC and King Gaming Ltd IOM - at the request of the Isle of Man's attorney general.
The island's gambling regulator has stripped MIC's gambling affiliate companies of their licences.
The parkland campus site was cleared of trees and signage went up - but the redevelopment is now on hold indefinitely.
The BBC has made repeated attempts, via several methods of communication, to contact the companies involved - as well as Bill Morgan/Liang Langfei and company directors - but has received no replies.
We have also attempted to contact the Seaview Hotel, but have received no response, though there is no suggestion that anyone there was aware of any illegal activities taking place on the premises.
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As the country’s authoritarian government promised to deal harshly with those caught flouting the ban.
Prime minister Hun Sen announced the cessation of what had become Asia’s second-biggest egaming market, after the Philippines, last August in an apparent kowtow to Beijing.
“In days to come, online gambling will completely disappear,” Hun Sen said in a public address last week, as translated by Voa Cambodia.
“I see that if Cambodia’s economy continues to depend on online gambling, Cambodia’s national security will be threatened,” he added. “We’ll be under [the influence] of organized crime groups who will come to Cambodia to carry out their activities.”
Beijing Loses It Both Cambodia and the Philippines have encouraged the growth of their respective online gaming industries in recent years. The gaming industries are prohibited from offering their services domestically, but overwhelmingly target players in China, where gambling is illegal.
China’s patience finally snapped in late May, when its state-controlled media accused Macau-based junket operator Suncity of offering online gaming operations based in Cambodia and the Philippines. The media reports claimed the gaming was milking Chinese citizens for billions of dollars per year.
While the Philippines’ populist president Rodrigo Duterte chose to ignore the warning with characteristic defiance, Hun Sen got the message. The Cambodian online gaming explosion was short-lived – perhaps lasting three years.
Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You China has become Cambodia’s largest economic influencer by far and its closest trading partner and political ally in the region.
Beijing has invested billions of dollars in the country as part of its Belt and Road initiative – a long-term plan to improve infrastructure in developing countries in Eurasia and Africa in order to build a China-centric economic corridor.
Hun Sen had hoped to have it both ways — encouraging mainly Chinese companies to invest in the casino industry, online and land-based, while maintaining his economic dependence on Beijing.
Cambodia’s government has consistently been ranked by the World Justice Project as one of the most corrupt in the world, and had been handing out gambling licenses to Chinese investors like candy in recent years, much to the disapproval of Beijing.
The explosion of the casino industry has transformed the once sleepy backpacker town of Sihanoukville into a gambling mecca in just a few years. The city is now home to over half of the country’s 140-odd casinos, most of which also hosted online gaming operations.
Thousands Jobless The casinos have created a Chinese tourism boom, and the Chinese workers who staff them now account for 20 percent of the city’s population, according to unofficial estimates.카지노사이트
Radio Free Asia claims some 120,000 Chinese workers left Cambodia in the two weeks after Hun Sen announced the end of online gaming in the country, although there are reasons to question these figures.
According to Reuters, more than 7,000 Cambodians who worked in the online gaming sector have been left jobless, and an unspecified number of land-based casinos have shuttered.
The Finance Ministry said that inspections began on January 1 to ensure operators were complying with the ban.
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SONCLUB: Nền Tảng Cá Cược Đổi Thưởng Hàng Đầu Tại Việt Nam
SONCLUB đang nổi bật như một tên tuổi lớn trong ngành công nghiệp gambling tại Việt Nam. Là cổng game đình đám, SONCLUB không chỉ thu hút nhờ vào sự chuyên nghiệp trong vận hành, mà còn nhờ vào hệ thống trò chơi chất lượng và cơ chế trả thưởng minh bạch. Dưới đây là những thông tin chi tiết và đầy đủ về SonClub mà bạn nên biết.
Giới thiệu sơ lược về SONCLUB
SONCLUB là điểm đến hàng đầu dành cho những người yêu thích cá cược đổi thưởng trên không gian mạng. Cổng game này nổi bật với một loạt các trò chơi hấp dẫn, mỗi trò chơi đều được thiết kế với chất lượng vượt trội nhằm mang đến trải nghiệm giải trí thú vị nhất cho người chơi.
Giấy phép và Quyền lợi của người chơi
SONCLUB không chỉ nổi bật với hệ thống trò chơi đa dạng và chất lượng cao mà còn được cấp giấy phép kinh doanh từ các tổ chức quản lý uy tín như PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation) và Isle of Man Gambling Supervision. Sự cấp phép này không chỉ chứng tỏ sự đáng tin cậy của SONCLUB mà còn bảo vệ quyền lợi hợp pháp và chính đáng của người chơi. Người dùng hoàn toàn có thể yên tâm về tính minh bạch và chính xác trong công tác trả thưởng của hệ thống.
Những ưu điểm nổi bật của cổng giải trí uy tín SONCLUB
Ngay khi xuất hiện tại thị trường Việt Nam, tải SonClub đã nhanh chóng thu hút sự chú ý của đông đảo người chơi. Thương hiệu này đã chứng tỏ mình là một trong những nền tảng giải trí online xuất sắc nhất nhờ vào những ưu điểm nổi bật mà không phải nhà cung cấp game nào cũng có.
Trang chủ SONCLUB: Thiết kế chuyên nghiệp và ấn tượng
Giao diện trang chủ của SONCLUB được thiết kế rất chuyên nghiệp và ấn tượng. Ngay khi mở trang web, bạn sẽ bị cuốn hút bởi hình ảnh động và các menu chức năng được trình bày một cách rõ ràng và trực quan. Hệ thống hình ảnh sắc nét cùng với âm thanh sôi động giúp người chơi có trải nghiệm thú vị ngay từ lần đầu tiên.
Kho game SONCLUB: Đa dạng và chất lượng
Kho game của SONCLUB không chỉ đa dạng mà còn chất lượng vượt trội. Để đáp ứng nhu cầu của từng hội viên, SONCLUB đã hợp tác với các đối tác nổi tiếng để mang đến nhiều trò chơi đổi thưởng hấp dẫn. Một số tựa game nổi bật bao gồm:
Tài Xỉu
Tại SONCLUB, bạn có thể cá cược vào nhiều phiên bản Tài Xỉu với cách chơi nhanh chóng và công bằng. Các trò chơi này đều đảm bảo minh bạch trong việc trả thưởng.
Xóc Đĩa
SONCLUB cung cấp nhiều phiên bản Xóc Đĩa với thiết kế sôi động, giúp người chơi cảm nhận được sự hồi hộp và lôi cuốn giống như khi chơi ngoài đời thực.
Casino Live
Sản phẩm Casino Live của SONCLUB mang đến cho người chơi nhiều trò chơi thú vị và cơ hội giao lưu với các dealer xinh đẹp. Đây là một trong những điểm nổi bật giúp SONCLUB thu hút lượng người chơi đông đảo.
Nổ Hũ
SONCLUB cung cấp nhiều trò chơi Nổ Hũ với các cốt truyện và thiết kế hình ảnh độc đáo, mang lại trải nghiệm mới mẻ và hấp dẫn cho người chơi.
Game Bài
Nếu bạn yêu thích Game Bài, SONCLUB là lựa chọn lý tưởng với các trò chơi như Phỏm, Tiến Lên và nhiều siêu phẩm khác.
Cổng game SONCLUB áp dụng cơ chế trả thưởng nhanh
Một trong những điểm mạnh của SONCLUB là cơ chế trả thưởng nhanh chóng và minh bạch. Sau khi giành chiến thắng, hệ thống tự động tính toán và cộng tiền vào tài khoản của người chơi mà không gây ra sự chậm trễ hay khó khăn trong việc rút tiền.
Thao tác nạp và rút tiền đơn giản
SONCLUB cũng chú trọng đến sự đơn giản và linh hoạt trong việc nạp và rút tiền. Bạn chỉ cần mất từ 1 đến 3 phút để hoàn tất thao tác nạp tiền, và hệ thống sẽ xử lý yêu cầu của bạn nhanh chóng để cộng tiền vào tài khoản.
Khuyến mãi SONCLUB: Giá trị cao và hấp dẫn
SONCLUB nổi bật với nhiều chương trình khuyến mãi hấp dẫn và giá trị cao. Ngay khi trở thành hội viên mới, bạn có cơ hội nhận nhiều ưu đãi và khuyến mãi hấp dẫn từ nền tảng này. Trong quá trình chơi game, bạn còn có thể tham gia nhiều sự kiện tặng thưởng với giá trị cao.
Nhiều cơ hội nhận khuyến mãi
Người chơi có thể tham gia nhiều chương trình khuyến mãi cùng lúc để tối ưu hóa cơ hội đầu tư cho đam mê cá cược của mình. Các khuyến mãi này giúp bạn có thêm nhiều lựa chọn và tăng cường trải nghiệm giải trí.
Chăm sóc khách hàng SONCLUB: Chuyên nghiệp và tận tâm
Son Club không chỉ đầu tư vào hệ thống sản phẩm mà còn xây dựng đội ngũ chăm sóc khách hàng chuyên nghiệp. Nhân viên hỗ trợ am hiểu về quy tắc vận hành và các trò chơi trên hệ thống, đảm bảo mang lại sự trợ giúp nhanh chóng và hiệu quả cho người chơi.
Cung cấp nhiều phương thức liên hệ
SONCLUB cung cấp nhiều phương thức liên hệ khác nhau như chat trực tuyến, hotline, email và các ứng dụng nhắn tin miễn phí như Facebook, Telegram. Bạn có thể chọn phương thức liên hệ phù hợp để nhận sự hỗ trợ khi cần thiết.
Hướng dẫn giải trí trên hệ thống SONCLUB
SONCLUB cung cấp nền tảng giải trí đơn giản và dễ sử dụng. Dưới đây là hướng dẫn chi tiết về cách đăng ký tài khoản, đăng nhập và tham gia chơi game.
Hướng dẫn đăng ký tài khoản SONCLUB chỉ trong 1 phút
Để tham gia vào các trò chơi của SONCLUB, bạn cần đăng ký tài khoản thành viên. Quy trình này bao gồm ba bước đơn giản:
Tìm đường link truy cập chính thống: Bạn có thể tải ứng dụng SONCLUB cho Android, iOS hoặc chơi trên web. Tất cả các tùy chọn này đều cho phép bạn mở giao diện chính thức để đăng ký tài khoản.
Điền thông tin đăng ký: Trên giao diện chơi game, nhấn vào ô “Đăng ký” để mở trang hỗ trợ. Điền các thông tin cần thiết như tên đăng nhập, mật khẩu, và các thông tin khác theo yêu cầu.
Xác nhận thông tin và gửi yêu cầu: Kiểm tra lại các thông tin bạn đã cung cấp, xác nhận và gửi yêu cầu. Chờ hệ thống xử lý và tạo tài khoản cho bạn.
Các bước đăng nhập và tham gia chơi game trên SONCLUB
Việc đăng nhập vào SONCLUB và bắt đầu chơi game cũng rất đơn giản:
Mở giao diện chính thức: Tìm link truy cập chính thức để mở web hoặc tải ứng dụng di động của SONCLUB.
Đăng nhập vào tài khoản: Nhập thông tin tài khoản đã đăng ký và kiểm tra số dư tài khoản. Nếu cần nạp tiền, vào ô “Nạp tiền” để thực hiện yêu cầu.
Chọn trò chơi và bắt đầu cá cược: Nếu số dư đã đủ, chọn trò chơi bạn muốn tham gia, nghiên cứu quy định và bắt đầu cá cược.
Câu hỏi thường gặp về SONCLUB
Dưới đây là các câu hỏi thường gặp và đáp án giúp bạn giải quyết các vấn đề thường gặp khi sử dụng SONCLUB.
Thành viên SONCLUB được đăng ký mấy tài khoản?
Mỗi người chơi chỉ được đăng ký một tài khoản cá cược duy nhất. Các tài khoản vi phạm quy định sẽ bị khóa nếu bị phát hiện.
Quy định độ tuổi khi cá cược tại SONCLUB là bao nhiêu?
SONCLUB chỉ mở cửa cho những người từ 18 tuổi trở lên. Nếu bạn chưa đủ tuổi, không nên đăng ký tài khoản.
Nếu quên mật khẩu SONCLUB thì cần làm gì?
Bạn có thể liên hệ với phòng chăm sóc khách hàng để lấy lại mật khẩu. Cần chứng minh bạn là chủ sở hữu tài khoản để được hỗ trợ.
Không thể truy cập SONCLUB có phải do lừa đảo không?
Có thể có nhiều lý do dẫn đến việc không truy cập được, chẳng hạn như đường link bị chặn hoặc quá tải. Bạn chỉ cần chờ vài phút và thử lại hoặc tìm đường link mới.
Có những cách liên hệ SONCLUB chính nào?
SONCLUB cung cấp nhiều phương thức liên hệ như chat trực tuyến, gọi hotline, gửi email và sử dụng các ứng dụng nhắn tin miễn phí như Facebook, Telegram.
Trên đây là thông tin chi tiết và những lý do khiến SONCLUB trở thành lựa chọn hàng đầu cho những người yêu thích cá cược đổi thưởng. Hãy đăng ký tài khoản ngay hôm nay để tận hưởng trải nghiệm giải trí tuyệt vời từ SONCLUB. Chúc bạn thành công và có những giây phút giải trí thú vị!
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BALITANG NEGOSYO: PH banking institution 'GoTyme Bank' launches its own Online Podcasting Show 'Speaking of Money'
QUEZON, MANILA -- 'GoTyme Bank' is one of the country's top digital banking institutions officially launched a brand-new online podcast show called 'Speaking of Money' (SOM) under 'GoTyme Studios' happening in mid-September this year. The podcast will be hosted by a former DZKB-TV 9's CNN Philippines news personality named 'Ms. Samantha Sadhwani', who engages insightful conversations with some of today's brilliant minds in the fields of business and finance.
Through the podcast, SOM throws light at how one should handle money, how to manage a business to move towards success, and how to make the right financial decisions. The online podcast covers a wide range of both personal finance, investment strategies and economic trends, which makes it a source that is very helpful, both for beginners and to an experienced investor.
Recently, in some episodes within months ago, Sadhwani emphasized the need for financial responsibility and wisely handling money, rather than gambling from the unregulated stuff. She told newbies that they should have financial goals so they can set and create a budget for all expenses; she also cautioned them to find savings in case of emergency, and an investment option that would help wealth grow in time.
To those who are interested in opening a new savings account at 'GoTyme Bank' for the first time, Sadhwani showcased some of the user-friendly features that the bank has to offer, such as high-yield interest rates, free Visa debit card and reward points via 'GoRewards'. She also underscored the need to review and re-adjust financial plans from time-to-time so one would not veer off their targets.
'GoTyme Bank' is available nationwide to open a bank account in their public kiosk areas with approachable branch staff right inside your favorite mall establishments and supermarkets nearest you at Robinsons and other partner stores.
Listeners can be streamed for free on YouTube and Spotify to learn more about the opportunities, products and services at 'GoTyme Bank'. Supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and proud banking member of Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC).
FILE SCREENGRAB COURTESY for REPRESENTATION: GoTyme Studios via YT VIDEO
HONEST DISCLAIMER: This business news report of OneNETnews about GoTyme Bank's podcast show 'Speaking of Money' is intended solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute financial advice. While this report covers aspects related to account opening for savings and other digital bank features, the news readers are encouraged to conduct their own research and consult with financial advisors before making any investment decisions. Investing involves risks, and it's crucial to understand these risks to make informed choices for the Filipinos and abroad.
-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team
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