By all indications, the end is near for the controversial Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), the virtual casino companies once hailed for their supposed huge injection of funds into the local economy. After many dark incidents, however, these ubiquitous Pogos have been denounced for being a lightning rod for criminality and human trafficking. After some six months of wrangling and back and forth, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian finally convinced majority of his colleagues in the Senate committee on ways and means to approve the committee report calling for the expulsion of Pogos within three months.

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