User:Naqraumor/sandbox/Gambling in the Philippines
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Gambling in the Philippines has been present since the sixteenth century[1], and is still prevalent in the country today. Currently, it takes on various legal and illegal forms found almost all over the archipelago. The government handles gambling through the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) which aims to regulate and operate games of chance, and to generate government funds,[2] but there are also several other public and private agencies that handles specific forms of gambling. In particular, casino gambling under PAGCOR is essential to the country's tourism and revenue. The Philippines has more casinos than Macau, with twenty found in Metro Manila alone.[3]