Philippine Casino Blamed For Deaths, License Suspended

Serious security lapses at a Philippine casino contributed to the deaths of 37 people when an assailant set fire to gaming rooms, the industry regulator said Friday as it suspended the operator’s license. The armed attacker, identified by police as gambling addict Jessie Javier Carlos, entered the Resorts World Manila casino and hotel complex on … Read more

Philippine Casino Attacker A Gambling Addict, Not Terrorist

An armed man who killed 37 people when he set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital was a father-of-three from Manila motivated by heavy gambling debts and not terrorism, police said Sunday. The identification of the assailant as Jessie Javier Carlos, a Catholic, proves that claims by the Islamic State group that it … Read more