MANILA, Philippines (AP)  Philippine officials say they have shut down at least 214 illegal Chinese 🛡 offshore gambling operations and deported the first six of nearly 400 Chinese workers who have been detained under a renewed 🛡 crackdown.

Online 🛡 gambling operations can be regulated both at the national and local level. PAGCOR regulates online casinos that operate within the 🛡 country but caters to foreign customers, termed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).