Responsible Gaming

Code of Practice

Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1869 as amended by Republic Act No. 9487, PAGCOR operates, grants authority to operate and regulates gaming establishments in the Philippines. In doing so, it promotes delivery of gaming services responsibly. This Code of Practice sets out rules and guidelines on Responsible Gaming for adoption by all PAGCOR-operated and licensed entities in authorized gaming establishments, to minimize potential harm to individual players and the community, to prevent gambling addiction and to prohibit underage gambling.

Foreword

Gaming or gambling is commonly used to refer to activities which involve wagering, odds and prizes. Gaming at Bossjili also falls under this activity, while it is considered an enjoyable form of entertainment, gaming can have a negative impact on the player and his family and community when done in excess.

PAGCOR, the Philippine government arm that regulates authorized gaming establishments around the country, expects gaming services provided by its Licensees to be delivered responsibly. This Code of Practice sets out rules and guidelines on Responsible Gaming that will be adopted by all PAGCOR-operated and licensed entities in authorized gaming establishments, in order to minimize potential harm to the individual players and the community, to prevent gambling addiction and to prohibit underage gambling.

Definition of Terms

Billboard – a panel for the display of advertisements in public places, such as alongside highways or on the sides of buildings.

Financier/Loan Shark – a moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest, typically under illegal conditions

Gaming – means playing games of chance in casinos and gambling establishments and any variations thereof.

Gaming Employment License (GEL) – an authorization issued by PAGCOR granting a person the privilege to be employed as a gaming employee within the Philippine jurisdiction.

Licensee – the entity to which a Provisional License or Gaming License was issued by PAGCOR as the case may be.

National Database of Restricted Persons (NDRP) – a list of names with their personal information compiled and updated by PAGCOR who are prohibited from entering and from playing in specific PAGCOR-authorized gaming premises in the Philippines.

Operator – a legal entity contracted by the Licensee to manage and conduct gaming activities in specific properties – may be PAGCOR or the Licensee itself

Personal Disclosure Statement (PDS) – personal and financial information certified true by the members of the Board of directors of PAGCOR-authorized gaming entities

PDS Database – a compilation of personal information as provided by the nominees of the Board of Directors of PAGCOR-licensees

Problem Gambler – an individual affected by gambling to the point of no longer having normal control or rational judgment, leading to problems in other areas of the gambler’s life.

Problem Gambling – an urge to continuously gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. It is often defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others, rather than by the gambler’s behavior. – a gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological, physical, social or vocational. The term “Problem Gambling” includes, but is not limited to, the condition known as “Pathological”, or “Compulsive” Gambling, a progressive addiction characterized by increasing preoccupation with gambling, a need to bet more money more frequently, restlessness or irritability when attempting to stop, “chasing” losses, and loss of control manifested by continuation of the gambling behavior despite mounting, serious, negative consequences.

Limited access

1. Pursuant to Presidential Decree 1869 (PAGCOR Charter) as amended by Republic Act 9487 and Malacañang Memorandum Circular No. 6 Series of 2016, the following persons are not allowed to enter, stay and/or play: a) Government officials connected directly with the operation of the Government or any of its agencies. b) Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, including the Army, Navy, Air Force or the Philippine National Police; and c) Persons under 21 years of age or students at any school, college, or university in the Philippines.

2. Persons included in the National Database of Restricted Persons

3. Employees of Licensees (GEL Holders) In order to maintain the integrity of the conduct of gaming, eliminate the possibility of problematic compulsive gambling among employees, avoid the possibility of heavily indebted employees due to gaming activities engaging in potential acts of dishonesty, theft, fraud and/or collusion of employees with players and/or other employees and prevent appearance of impropriety, all employees holding Gaming Employment License (GEL) are prohibited from playing in any gaming establishment in the Philippines.

4. Playing in open and public places is strictly prohibited.

Player Exclusion

This program is implemented to provide patrons who feel that relatives or they themselves are developing a problem with gambling with the option of barring them from all gaming venues or sites.

Please contact Customer Service to request for exclusion.