Setting The Record Straight

Today, a couple of minor newspaper publications carried an article called “NGO scores illegal casino operation in Pasig City.” Aimed at The Metro Card Club, the clearly uninformed article stated that the Club is operating illegally, and the NGO states that “the casino operates discreetly and presumes it has no authorization from the city government or the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor).”

We can assure everyone of our members that The Metro Card Club is a perfectly legal operation, under PAGCOR, and has all the permits and documentation to prove it’s legality. Inside the facility, there are two very big framed PAGCOR logos. Inside the cashier, there are the necessary permits and licenses from the city government on the wall for everyone to see. Our website itself has PAGCOR logos in every page. Also, there is a PAGCOR representative present everyday at theClub, as stipulated in our memorandum of agreement with government organization.

We can also assure the “Concerned Residents of Pasig” which is the NGO involved, that our organization is NOT a Casino. We are a poker club, and Poker is the only game played inside The Metro Card Club. In fact, if you go and read about one of our recent events, we recently raised P180,000+ for a Pasig-based charity called the POWER Foundation, an NGO which helps out abused women and children of Pasig.

Harsh and baseless accusations of alleged “drug dealing” inside the card room have also been made, clearly indicating that the sources of these articles have no idea what they are talking about. If anything, it points to a smear campaign against a perfectly legal operation by individuals with an agenda more sinister than being “concerened residents”.

We sincerely hope this helps clarify the situation. Again, The Metro Card Club is a poker club operating under the authority of PAGCOR. Our organization aims to promote the skill game of poker, and provide a safe and legal venue for poker players to enjoy the game outside a casino environment. We are also a socially conscious organization, hosting events for charitable institutions regularly throughout the year. To the local governments credit, Pasig City has no illegal poker rooms, although nearby areas have been known to harbor illegal poker rooms protected by high profile individuals.

To all our members, we sincerely ask for your support on this matter. Write a comment, send a shoutout, and show your support. Let’s protect our card room, because that is what it is, OUR very own card room for poker players and by poker players.

Peace!

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