MANILA, Philippines — The national database containing 500,000 names barred from playing in casinos has been hacked, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco revealed yesterday.
And it seems that the Philippines can't really get out of anything about gambling as it was reported that there were hacks in the PAGCOR database. Initially though it was reported that it's the players in every casino.
But now they said that those hack accounts are those who have been ban or requested for self-inclusion.
However, this is still a hack no matter how they try to cover what kind of data has been lost to the criminals.
That's a huge number, the hackers have turned their eyes on the gambling commission in the Philippines because gambling has created a ripple that even hit the budget and flood controls.
If we have gambling addicts in government positions, expect manipulation of budgets and ghost projects to exist. The government failed to police or check its ranks, and as a result, it has become a liability to the citizens. Because of these exposés, it started with gambling addiction and went directly to government corruption.
I have said it earlier, I will say it again, the Philippines is not a poor country, it is a plundered country.