A Philippines-based anti-corruption watchdog has filed a graft complaint against the head of the local gaming regulator, accusing her of seeking to establish a monopoly over the country’s online gambling market.

On Monday, Philippine media reported that the Anti-Trapo Movement (ATM), a local NGO, had filed a graft and breach of conduct complaint with the national Ombudsman regarding the Philippine Offshore Gambling Operator (POGO) program established by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).

PAGCOR launched its POGO program late last year in a bid to exert greater control over the online industry, which to that point had been overseen by the country’s special economic zones, including the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) and the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO).

The ATM’s complaint accuses PAGCOR CEO Andrea Domingo (pictured) of a “gross violation” of anti-graft laws, by so-called ‘forum shopping’ for a government department that would find fault with the legality of the online operations in certain economic zones.