the logo of universal entertainment corp is seen at the companys headquarters in tokyo japan june 29 2017 reuterstoru hanai manila sept 4 reuters  japans universal entertainment corp 6425t said on sunday its local representatives in the philippines have taken over the operations of the okada manila gambling resort the latest step in a longrunning ownership dispute universal said in a statement accompanied by a copy of a sept 2 order from the local gaming regulator that the takeover of the 33 billion gambling resort the largest in southeast asia had been generally peaceful the regulator philippine amusement and gaming corp pagcor said in its order that it was withdrawing its recognition of board members of tiger resort leisure and entertainment the developer and operator of okada manila previously installed by a group including japanese tycoon kazuo okada pagcor also directed okadas filipino partners to stop operating the casino and disbursing funds from the propertys coffers pagcor said that only okada himself would be recognised henceforth in compliance with a philippine supreme court order in april that reinstated the pachinko mogul as chairman stockholder and director of tiger resort okada had been ousted from both tiger resorts and from universals boards in 2017 the group of okada and his filipino associates however said on sunday that pagcor had defied the supreme court order and that they would take legal action over the matter they did not elaborate in a notice issued on saturday after the order from pagcor okada manila had said business remains as usual at the 44hectare 108acre resort okada manila started operations late in 2016 with 993 suites and villas 500 table games and 3000 electronic gaming machines it is the biggest of four multibilliondollar casinoresorts operating in the philippine capital which has one of asias most freewheeling gaming industries