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<br>MANILA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on casino operations in the country’s top holiday island to generate taxes for its COVID-19 pandemic response, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.<br> <br>The firebrand leader has had a longstanding opposition to gambling, halting the construction of new casinos in the Philippines, one of Asia’s fastest-growing gambling markets before the pandemic.<br> <br>”The president has given his go signal allowing the operation of a casino in Boracay,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.<br> <br>Casino operations in Boracay, the Philippines’ top tourist draw, should follow coronavirus restrictions and keep children away from gambling activities, Roque said.
Here’s more in regards to สล็อต 918kiss take a look at the web site. He did not say if the lifting of the moratorium would be temporary or permanent.<br> <br>Strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdowns last year battered the Philippine economy and hit tax revenues.<br> <br>No casinos currently operate in the 10-square-kilometre (4-sq-mile) Boracay island, famed for its powdery white sands, turquoise waters and lively night life.<br> <br>The move augurs well for provisional casino license holders like the Philippines’ Alliance Global Group Inc, and the partnership of Leisure & Resorts World Corp and Macau’s Galaxy Entertainment Group.<br> <br>In 2018, Duterte rejected Galaxy’s plan to build a $500 million integrated casino resort in Boracay.<br> <br>Alliance Global will proceed with its casino project in Boracay where it has several hotels and a golf course, company chairman Andrew Tan said in a statement on Saturday.
“We are very hopeful that the tourism industry in this island will recover fast after the pandemic.”<br> <br>Galaxy can start its operations focusing on foreign gamblers, Alfredo Lim, president of the gaming regulator, told Reuters.<br> <br>Galaxy and Leisure & Resorts World did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside office hours on Saturday.
(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Christina Fincher)<br>
