Philippines gaming industry grows

14 December 2011 Last updated at 19:08 ET Help

Despite fears of a global slowdown, one industry that is continuing to grow, especially in Asia, is gambling.

The Chinese territory of Macau has already cashed in on the region's economic rise to become the world's biggest gambling market.

In Singapore the new casinos are doing brisk business.

Now the Philippines wants to jump onto the bandwagon, as the BBC's Kate McGeown reports.

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