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Two years ago e-sabong or online cock fighting has become so popular in our country that many people who do not play online learned how to play online because of this game after our government shut down this online betting a new local online betting game will soon launch that is expected to make millions of profits from the same creator of online cockfighting and this is called Apple white or Apple Red a spin-off from the popular color game or slots


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This local online game will soon become so popular that local gamblers who play on international online casinos will prefer to play here because it is easy to fund the app and there are physical betting stations too like karaoke bars and gaming hubs.

Do you have similar games in your country and if there are popular local online games what will you prefer local or international-based

I prefer international bases. The main reason is because my country prohibits gambling. There is a lot of illegal local slot gambling, but according to rumors the site is very devious and I once caught a glimpse of my friend playing local slots and the appearance was less attractive, the choice of games was also limited, apart from that, my friend also experienced a lot of losses there.

When compared with international gambling sites. There are many choices of games, the rules are clear and of course the fun and interface are very different, especially since the site is licensed. And the most important and main thing is that we can use crypto as a means of deposit and withdrawal, unlike local ones which only provide bank transfers.

I just heard of a game like this, maybe I don't know about it because I only gamble when I have money that I have to give up for fun, but if there is one on a local site I would prefer an international based one for more general reasons with payouts $ or bitcoin, because registering on a local site sometimes requires providing personal data

Not similar games but in my country there are some popular local games such as lottery and "qiu-qiu" (card game) that are played by many people every day.
Since I knew crypto gambling, I do not play in local casinos as what I used to do before I knew crypto gambling.
Now the situation become more dangerous in my country to gamble in online casino due to new regulation by the government.
Most local casinos is still using fiat money especially bank transfer, now there is regulation that bank accounts that are suspected to be used for online gambling will be blocked by the bank.
Although there are some other payment method like e-wallet, but maybe it can be tracked easily as long as it is connected to our bank account.
Basically this new regulation is a good news as maybe local casinos in my country will start to adopt crypto currencies as payment method.

It looks a very interesting and simple game for gamblers. It was actually a nice shift from bloodthirsty cockfighting to pretty sympathetic girls rotating wheels of red and white apples. At least the view is much more enjoyable right now... It was a smart move from the developer to launch fruit game after losing so much money due to cockfighting ban. Gambling games have to evolve, there isn't more space for games which injure and kill animals in our currently days, and even though it was a forced measure to adapt themselves to gambling industry through other games' modalities, the important is that it's happening, anyway.

Not similar games with fruits, red and white apples, but similar gambling games on the TV with pretty hot girls running a kind of weekly lottery game. However, the game you presented seem more fluid, accessible and easy to play, especially because it was said to be going to run 24 hours a day.

red or white apple will be one of the craze soon and our kababayans who work php250 a day will be spending half their pay for this game. i have no idea how this game works but if it's Atong Ang da man behind it, it will be promoted widely.

he'll be competing with the government since i heard the sweepstakes we have in our country will be available online too. they kill the pogos and online sabongs and replaced it with theirs.

Familiar face Big Boy Cheng! One of my favorite gambling streamer and collector on PH. I’m not sure if this game will be popular like e-sabong because the game is just simple and boring. The only reason why e-sabong become popular is because sabong is already popular in physical games while people that usually play sabong doesn’t have chance to play due to pandemic restrictions.

Ang is probably just using the popularity of e-sabong to his new game since both game is not even related to each other.

Even though cockfighting is a type of locally based gambling, it is quite popular, especially in countries located in Southeast Asia.
Initially cockfighting was a type of online gambling or betting, which was carried out in certain places. However, after the pandemic came, many of these cockfighting venues were closed because many spectators flocked to bet and watch the roosters fight. which at that time was related to community activities that triggered crowds which were strictly prohibited and restricted. So E-Sabong is here so that people who really like betting and watching these activities can be facilitated.
 
In several countries, cockfighting is an activity that is strictly prohibited, because it is a form of violence against animals, or torture of animals. and recently, this cockfighting activity has become popular again, both offline and online.

And I personally don't recommend it for gamblers to bet there. because by betting there, it is the same as us supporting the sustainability of this activity. (Supports acts of violence/torture against animals)

Hello kabayan, I remembered about the controversial e-sabong few years back when people are disappearing either kidnapped or killed but I lost tracked of this one because I have lost interest on the stressful gambling rrlated issues together with the POGO trend. I am actually not a fan of cockfighting but this is very popular in our country online and offline.

About the question whether a local or international based online casino, I think this depends on our personal preferrences if we want dollar or local currency as a prize. The legitimacy, the odds, and the type of games also matters to this one.

As long as it is gambling, I enjoy it local or international. I guess your country fruit game must be very interesting from the way you sound. Our country local game is not yet in the casino yet, it is only the international games that we play which is common to people from different part of the world, because I could remember when I browsed one of our local games, I found out that it is not just Nigeria that plays such game.

International games are fun because you can pay with cryptocurrency and a lot of promos and bonuses. Cock fighting is fun, and I do enjoy it down here in my country offline.

Although I am impressed that countries provide such service activities and grant activity licenses to private projects, I regret the situation of my country, which has only granted two licenses for two casinos owned by foreigners (specifically Italians) in two tourist areas, and what is worse is that those casinos are not available. Only for holders of foreign passports.
On the basis that I cannot provide a statement based on prior experience, I can say that every type of casino has its audience, even if the two audiences must overlap, since online casino fans will not hesitate to experience the experience realistically, and the opposite is true with regard to real casino enthusiasts.

Atong Ang is a gambling genius he knows how gamblers think and what they need, with all the resources that his organization and affiliate have he will make sure that it will be a huge success, why? Color game is so popular in every fiesta that every color game table has a lot of bettors now that he is creating a huge innovation in this popular fiesta game everyone can relate to this game, it doesn't need an introduction.
Atong Ang is bringing the simplest betting game to the masses but this time it's online and accessible through mobile applications and with physical betting so let's see how it goes, let's see if this will become the next biggest local online game after online cockfighting.

That is mostly what frustrates me in local sites honestly, I remember a Friend winning a huge sum of money from a site a while ago and he was requested to appear in person at one of their main offices for Identification before his money is given out. They claim it is used to discourage underage people from engaging in bet sites, regulate criminals involvement, and to be sure its a human and not a robot and bla bla bla. But the thing is that they don't verify before collecting your stake, they don't verify your Identity when you loose on their site. Immediately you win, they will remember they have to cross-check who is receiving the money, this is one-sided and I see it as pure selfishness in KYC. They only want to know you when you win a huge sum and to crown it all, most of them do not support deposits with BTC because of strong government policies. This is purely the main reason people prefer online NO-KYC casinos to local troublesome ones.

I confess that I don't understand why there are pictures of women, stretchers with a drawing of a hole in the middle of the stretcher, it looks like the game is about something that goes towards sex, as I don't know anything about this game, I'm just going to assume that the intention of this photo is something good. In my country there are many traditional games, they are games that would make it easier to be included in the casino, for example this game, ntxuva:

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but the problem is that in my country there are no local online casinos, there are only many local sports betting sites and I highly doubt that in the many physical casinos that exist in my country they have this game or that they add this game, that's because it is a game that poor people play and in my country's physical casinos, very rich people come in, and it's a place for the rich to relax. So unfortunately I can say with certainty that my country's traditional games will never be added to casinos. I don't approve of cockfights, but seeing that they changed from cockfights to this new game somehow made me happy, because the cocks will get a break from the bad treatment they were subjected to in those cockfights.

Cock fighting was quite famous in my country, and many people want to attend this kind of event, especially those people who like cock fighting. Whether it's online or offline, nothing can stop them from betting on a rooster fight. Even during the pandemic, I clearly remembered that there are still a lot of people gathering just to do a cock fighting event offline, and they were just going to a safe place (probably hiding from the authorities) or they will look for a somewhat hidden or mountain place just to continue their gambling activities.
I am not so fan of cock fighting because when I think about the animals that are abused and forced to fight, they are very pitiful to look at, and I cannot bear to see them dying and was being made as an instrument of selfish gamblers who only thinks of the profit that they can gain.

When this new online game came up, I felt relieved cause people will have another to focus on and will give them entertainment. I can say that Atong Ang was good at managing his business, although former president Rodrigo Duterte banned e-sabong in PH, he found ways to revive the hype of the people online. I am not sure if it will last long since the game is too easy to play, and we all know that people will get bored easily if they find it uninteresting.

 I still prefer the International online casino because aside from its wide range of global capabilities, it also has high profits, whether you like dollars or cryptocurrencies as your mode of payment.

This is hilarious interpretation on the picture above. The woman is merely just for attraction since gambler usually male and easily attracted for beautiful women. The poster is all about a game of colors which user can bet on 2 color pula(red) and puti(white) which you can see on the dress color of the woman model.

This game is a local game in the Philippines. It’s not about a sex game same with the poster. It’s just a game of chance by choosing color of your choice. The game is just an improved version on our local game because it mixed to fruit game commonly seen on games of pragmatic which is popular in our country.

This new game site will be very popular because first of all, when a betting site is launched, the bonus amount is high. So the creator of this game will give more benefits to increase the attraction of the gamblers, but already it will become popular because this game is completely different from other games. Since gamblers are new to the site, they must be given more privileges in the beginning, then this Cockfight will be interested in opening a gambling account on the new site.

Well I must be honest I would choose the international based online casino, one I actually don't trust Some of my local online casinos, some people has complained of delayed payment of winnings and at worse no payment of winnings at all and also some have complained about the games being unfair, this does not mean that there aren't good local based on casinos in my country, for my peace of mind I would choose a very reputable international based online casino for now.

Well, I gamble only with crypto... I don't even think about playing in local casinos, even thou they have their online versions now and offer some nice promotions. Here in Serbia, we don't have some "special & unique" games like cockfighting, but even if there were something similar I would never bet on animal fights, that's not my taste.

I will stick to crypto gambling and classical games, without any kind of victims. I never understood people who bet on animal fights and races, why would anyone do that when there are many games around that don't hurt anyone, especially some helpless animals?

it is more on traditional side of things the reason why it still exists today. just look at horse racing, which for me is more elite than cockfighting. there are so many stories also with horse abuses and yet this race is still happening. you can't totally discard this type of sports/game because people are continuously supporting it. it is like their way of life already. an integral part of the society.

local or international based online casino, i guess, will depend on the mood of the gambler. but in today's set-up, you can easily now access both platforms because of smartphones and other gadgets where you can basically access anywhere you are in this world. so for me, there's no border anymore in this type of gambling. and the choice can be of local based or the international one at any day. totally up to you on this one. for local ones, of course, you are very familiar with how things are going into this game. and maybe, you can easily reach their support because they have local number to call from. but for intl, usually you are relying from their online chat/technical support. also, i don't think the gambler would traverse the path of calling the actual number of that online casino in case of international platforms.

But if we talk about traditional betting such as cockfighting, sheepfighting, dog racing, horse racing and the like. These are betting activities that have existed and developed for a long time. So it has become entrenched and cultural in some countries. Indeed, if we talk about "animal abuse" most types of gambling involve animal abuse. And when these activities are restricted and banned, those who favor this type of betting often assume that this is part of their customs and culture. And if it is banned or restricted by the government, then the government has gone against the customs and traditions that exist in their area.

And I agree that we don't bet in this type of gambling, because the more people who bet there, then this activity will continue.

Been playing locally though in the last 5 months or so, even our beloved apps, like coins.ph and Gcash or even Paymaya is somewhat connected to online gambling already. So yeah if this is already on the roll-out, (haven't heard of it, but obviously it was Atong Ang (AA) idea again) so it might be good that I will try it and see out it goes. There's a lot of games already, like street games like in the perya, color games and others that have been developed. And with that I won't be surprised if the Philippines will again have this e-sabong as it is really well known in our country just like what the OP describes. So regardless if it is local or international based then I will go with it.  :)

Currently, I'm mostly using the service of a local online casino since funding my account there is just one click away and they are accepting almost all payment methods here in our country. When using a crypto-gambling site, I need first to fund my account on Binance and then from there, the deposit to the said crypto-gambling site.

In terms of gaming and experience, not that much difference. It's just that it's more convenient to top-up my account on a local gambling site.

These local online gambling sites in our country also finally give us the chance to play Pragmatic Play games which most international-based online gambling sites or crypto-gambling sites don't allow us to play games at that provider since a long time ago.

Difference is mode of payment. If you are a crypto enthusiast, then local gambling providers won't be an option. Fiat is most of the time, the medium in every transaction and that means taxes, and lack of anonymity with the activity. However if they would be able to make a way to adopt this technology then that would be better. With local and international gambling providers, the first distinction is accessibility; atleast with local providers you won't have that much of a problem with it, and that is included with better gambling experience.

When online cock fighting was in its heyday I remember one popular money remittance accepting top up to online cockfighting, this was possible because the operator Mr. Atong Ang has a wide connection he has a connection to telecommunication companies and other big businesses so it was easy for him to roll up his project, all he needs is an idea involve his partners and logistics and voila he can easily make millions.
If you're a gambling operator and you've been operating for many years in one country you will have a lot of communications and backing from authorities so I expect this new idea to be another hit in the country and this could spell disaster for those chronic gamblers or those who once patronage online cockfighting because there's a new game that will feed their addiction.

I think it depends really as if the casino that is local to you is really successful there is no reason as to why not to play there and try it.I never had the chance to have such a successful casino where I live as in here people are greedy they only want to profit themselves and surely this is not the way to go forward.Therefore I strongly suggest to anyone to give a try to a local casino that has made a name for themselves and if not then there is always the safest option which is to play in an International well established casino and that is the best you can do.That is what I do intensively,I keep playing only in my favorite online casino and so far everything runs smoothly.

Still a national base. Although it will be easy to bet because it's in our currency, I don't like the idea that it's based locally and I have lesser trust when it's from us. History trauma I guess.
Also, I don't trust how the system will work. If they do see all the bets that are listed then there's a chance it will be manipulated where there's lesser money on one color. Well, it's part of gambling but I don't want to see it becoming more obvious. At least in international gambling sites, they still do not make it obvious and sometimes they do let their patrons win the game.
We have also seen how many people in the online sabong lose their money and this is the same owner of that gambling method. Are we going to expect the same thing could happen to us? Yes, I do believe it's just the same. From being a car owner to a bicycle owner.  :D

Thanks for sharing the story OP. I've never heard of e-sabong until now. I've done some reading on this and I'm shocked at how big it has become and how big the negative impact it had on the entire country.
For those interested, more details here: https://www.casino.org/blog/esabong-rise-and-fall/

As for the local or international question - it doesn't make much difference as long as both operate legally in your jurisdiction. But I prefer local ones, as it would be easier to take a legal action if something went wrong and you got mistreated by a casino.

Well, If a country does not prohibit any gambling activities, then I guess local online casino is a much better option as long they are registered and has license to operate to make sure your money is safe with their platform.
International online casino may require extra step to process a local currency converted into dollar, especially if one is not using bitcoin or any crypto. So, in this area, local online casino always have the edge.
Customer service with your own locality may be more convenient than an international customer service representative.
This new online gambling game maybe the next big thing in the PH I guess.

Definitely you're one of my kababayan! Honestly I'm very familiar about E-Sabong but this new gambling app called Apple white? I haven't heard it yet, or I'm just so busy in other stuffs that's why I am not updated to this latest Gambling application. If this app is easy to play, I think this will become a trend and friendly user to some gamblers. If you were asking me, I prefer to play local gambling because It's easy to access especially when it comes to cash in and withdrawal payment method, Also my goal is to play and just give it a try and I have no intention to place large bet amount on it.

Dude, fruit games been a staple of illegal gambling in the country for a really long time, it's as popular as the arcade horse racing and has been the subjects of many police raids because they're illegal. That game's not going to last long because either the authorities are gathering more evidences or the protector of this operation isn't going to be happy with just a small paycheck monthly. When it comes to this kind of stuff, I'd just go for international based because it's likely to be a problem for authorities and the games there are more fun compared to this games which I've played already when I was younger.

Well, when it comes to local and international casinos, it's really complicated choosing which to do my gambling on more frequently, owning to the fact that today, in my country, we now have local casinos that now allow cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawals, but in the past, local casinos only had facility for local currency deposits and withdrawals, there were no other currencies supported, and I myself being into crypto and making most of my money in crypto, I like to gamble using crypto instead of going through the stress of converting it to local currency first.

So, aside this fact that I've stated above, I will normally prefer international casinos, as they probably offer far more games than a local Casino world, and on international casinos, one may gamble, win and withdraw without paying taxes, but on local casinos, the tax will be withdrawn from your winning amount by the casino themselves.

Overall, always better to play on international casinos, though this largely depends on country where one lives, local casinos may offer easier and faster deposit and withdrawal of fiat, but the gambler is compelled to pay taxes.

The game itself is not illegal but rather operating without a license is what makes it illegal. To be clear, any games is illegal once you offer it to the public without any license to operate.

On this case, the game will have a license before they will offer to the public. Atong Ang is one of the richest person in the Philippines the dominates e-gaming industry. He is the father of gambling here which means he will acquire license before he introduces the game to the public just like his e-sabong that later got licensed cancelled due to the majority request from affected users family. This game will be a major success in Philippines because there’s a lot of streamers here that can promote it and the game itself is already popular even before this game introduction on the article.

Why are these fruit games illegal? They seem inoffensive compared to cockfighting, which besides being illegal was the reason why they migrated to fruits game. To not be able to play these games in national territory doesn't mean people are going to stop gambling. Instead, they will just move themselves to online international platforms dealing with cryptocurrencies, so the local authorities don't have any control and direct surveillance over them.

This way, governments won't stop any gambling practice in their country, with the additional fact they won't be gathering any income from taxes from this activity as well, since gamblers will be playing at international platforms, consequently moving their funds to foreigner countries, including the taxes paid by casinos to operate in the respective regions where they are registered.

It's understandable to ban and censor gambling practices which involve mistreatment of living beings, but to ban fruits game seem pointless. If the icons weren't fruits, but another elements like flowers or vehicles, would the game be banned as well? :D

From your poll, my answer is "both." There are some local games like Whot and Dice, which I really love to play, as well as some other international games that I also find very fun to play. So far, I cannot really say there are many games that give more profit, but it depends on the strategy of the gambler and their preference. If you are staking a small amount of money and still able to win, there is a high chance that the moment you increase your wagering amount, you may get burned. The expected result of a game is not just certain. The gambler will win and still lose. I just don't keep on with one game; I like to try new things, especially intriguing and fun ones. Although I am very much in love with sports games and I make more wins from sports, that doesn't mean I don't experience some heavy losses at times too.

I guess I will consider other factors more besides whether a casino is local or not. As far as cockfighting is concerned, there's no other choice but to support local options because there are no alternatives. But when it comes to online casinos, there are tens of other options. Surely, there are way better casinos that are based abroad than ones which are local-based.

But there was a time I was looking for a sports betting site which offers the local currency aside from crypto. I hardly found any that is more or less reputable until I found one which is international-based.

Yeah internationally based specially on the tax haven jurisdiction operates with bleak regulations and are always a better option than the one in your own, which probably pays a huge fees and tax to your government. Not only there are legal gray zones for you and the site aswell but you also have a huge range of gambling options to choose from. They are not limited by the local jurisdiction.
As the site saves money on taxes and fees, they are able to provide more bonus and other perks to the users. They even seem to have better odds.
You just need to be sure your jurisdiction won't bring you in trouble for using them.

This has been the start of online gambling revolution in our country and seriously, many are still in operation today and many are still gambling online. I think many prefer to gamble on a local based casino as it is being regulated by the government but if its about crypto casino, I still prefer to gamble in an international casinos as they are more professional about this and they have bigger capital where you can have peace of mind that you will get your money without being questioned.

I don't know how others compare their choices of casinos but for me it seems the international based online casinos are better than what we have in the local. This is the primary reason why I prefer to play at the casinos that I'm with right now. Not to mention that when it comes to crypto casinos there aren't really local based options, so you would really end up with the ones which are mostly based in Curacao and other territories overseas.

For me the only advantage of local based casinos is that you can deposit with local banks without fear of your bank account getting terminated. This is very good for depositing small amounts because sometimes for example it's hard to actually get small deposits though with crypto due to fees at certain times.

But that's also only with licensed casinos, and only even if the country allowes legal gambling. Because to my understanding there exist some majority Muslim countries where governments outright ban all forms of online casino. Good on them I guess.

Probably the case OP mentions about online cock-fighting would not have these advantages though because it's a heavily sanctioned activity that is considered cruel by many so I don't know if that would relevant.

On the other hand, local casinos for me have huge disadvantages. So if you pose the question in more general terms, it's not worth it to play there. Mostly due to low odds, higher house edge and no provably fair games.

I familiar with the site you are pointing to and if I not mistaken this is site from Asia, maybe on local gambling sites we can play only with fiat not crypto and every deposit or withdrawal also uses digital wallet or bank account.
In the past, I used to like playing on local gambling sites with fiat because there were quite attractive bonuses for every deposit made, but after getting to know crypto gambling, everything changed where I only trusted cryptocurrency-based sites.

Everything has its own advantages and disadvantages, but every gambler looks for site that is truly trusted with the service and comfort that can be obtained on the site that they use.
On crypto gambling sites, what I feel is that whatever the winning amount will definitely be paid and customer service is really satisfying, but I sure every gambler has their own reasons.

For now, perhaps the most striking difference is in the withdrawal fees, on local sites with fiat the withdrawal fees are really very low and if you take into account each withdrawal I was only charged around $0.7, in contrast to crypto sites which may be bigger.
But it not about costs but about comfort and service and even trust and all that I really get with different satisfaction on crypto gambling sites.

local based casinos have a strong appeal to local gamblers because its customized to their local popular gambling, like cockfighting, and since color games are very popular among the locals, everyone can relate and it's being run and managed by the number one gambling lord who has a large business connection and with over 30 years experience this will become a huge success, the only thing the government should worry is if this becomes the new craze where people will steal, cheat just to play like what happened to online cockfighting, Ang the operator will pour millions just to promote this new game so he can recover what he losses in gambling.

Cockfighting is also quite popular in my country, but as far as I know, this is done in secret and there are no online casinos that provide betting like this in my country, especially now that everything has become very strict and the government is very aggressive in closing or blocking online gambling sites and also carry out other actions related to gambling to reduce the opportunities of its citizens to gamble.
If I had to choose, an international gambling site would be my choice and so far that is the place to play more because local online casinos only provide payments via bank, or maybe there are those that provide cryptos but I don't know yet because I never found out. about that.

Yes it became popular since it give them convenient especially on what you are pointing out since cock fighting bettor can bet without going anywhere and they can watch the live game by accessing the app but now usually it stop especially if you are in Philippines since the government declared it as illegal and there's no legal cockfighting online betting is now running in that country.

Glory days for the owner of Cockfighting betting sites has end since  they lost a lot of revenue for stopping their operation that's why as of the moment we can't see any adds nor influencer promoting this because they are been highly discourage to do and other are been sued because they are promoting or operating a illegal business like this.

But for me it depends on payment methods since usually I don't use fiat while betting since crypto give me more convenient that's why I choose for now international online casino since usually they are the one accept crypto and local based casino is only accepted local fiat online payments.

Online, why ?

Because I too scared for getting caught in real life, meanwhile on online we are to scared not gettin paid ~XD But, IMO prefrer betting on online comparing real life casino especially while you are betting on third country.

As you know, security risk. You can get target victim because someone already mark you and you are win a lot.

I think online casinos are nearly always preferred from international ones because those are more reputable. When it comes to "online" casinos its pretty hard to trust a website unless it has great community and reputation. Local online casinos may have some nation-specific games which you can't find it international ones. I think its much better to pick local based, totally physical casinos. You would be more relaxed while gambling in such as you are personally there.

I don't know how local gambling sites are developing, but it seems they are now more well developed, especially as the internet is everywhere so people can access them easily. If there is a local online gambling site, I think I will use it because we can visit the betting place. Moreover, if the government supports the existence of this betting place, it will be liked by people who still want to gamble in physical casinos. They will gamble more often at the casino because they can easily come to the casino. But if there were stricter rules for people coming to the casinos, people could still use online casinos to gamble.

I vote for both, but mostly I gamble on online casino instead of local casino since I gamble on local casino only when my friends are free. It's hard to find a time where I and my friends are free, we're already busy with our own life.

While on online casino, I can gamble whenever I want.

Well, it's great that the casino has a local branch. It can significantly increase trustworthiness with users. You can safely deposit money there and gamble without fear of fraud. Any inconvenience on the website can be resolved immediately when we arrive at the branch.
As a prime example, I just downloaded an online gambling app. I deposited money into it to play. I really didn't feel secure about this app, so I withdrew my money. However, the slow transaction of this application makes me very worried that I may lose my money. Because there is no guarantee that the money we put into the application will be lost for unknown reasons.

The choice of casino preference depends on the level of information the user have. I think international casinos got so big and popular due to the integration of cryptocurrency payment systems. Just like it is with other crypto payment services, the choice depends on if the user is knowledgeable about cryptocurrency or not. Another factor too is if the laws and regulation of the user allows that.

For individuals that are aware of cryptocurrency and how it makes life easier and sweeter, they will prefer international casinos which have several advantages over the local casinos. On the other hand, those who are not too knowledgeable about cryptocurrency will stick to local casinos.

It's the opposite with my friends, lol, at least in a month, we have like 2 out 4 going out to the casinos and enjoy, have fun with their girlfriends/wives and end up in the wee hours of the morning drinking and playing in a local casinos.

Of course, anyone can play in online and for me it's very dangerous as you can play anytime you want and could gamble and lost big money. And we hear that kind of stories here in our community as well. However, maybe the huge tx fees of crypto might have sway us away for now or just used other crypto that is cheap or even stable coins as a alternative to say Bitcoin.

This is just like any popular game, once it is possibly played in one's country, of course, the locals will patronise it for easier access and support. But no matter how many people go local, many still enjoy the international experience. Just like me, I do both because I earn USD and have much presence online, so I deposit easily and play my thing. The same goes for the local, I can easily play locally since the transfer is also seamless. This is why I voted for both. However, one particular determinant of where I bet at times is the odd given to me by the house. If the locals offer me more profit potential, then I go for it, and the same goes for international as well.

Above all, it is all about betting, nothing so distinct among the two and when I have my money in either of them, I get to make my bettings at any point in time. Also, the other consideration is that when I want to play, at times, I play casinos in one, and I prefer international most time for this. While I play sports betting in the other, and by this, I would have separated the attention from the two.

I voted for both there are games on local online casinos that are customized for local gamblers and there are games on international-based online casinos that you cannot find on local-based casinos, I played online cockfighting just to check out of curiosity when it was popular, and there are games on International Based Online Casino that are not available on local, and it's easy to fund and file a complaint on locally based casino because they are government compliant and big issues are easy to viral because many local gamblers are active on social media and the government are quick to listen to such complaints.

Isn't it like roulette? But a lot more simplified? Sounds kind of boring really. e-sabong became rather famous because of the thrill of watching the fights themselves, kind of like how sports gambling is rather famous. I highly doubt it'd become as famous as that regardless of the fact that the same creator made it.

As for casino, I'd honestly go for either. It's all just a matter of how much I enjoy the games they provide really. I haven't played that much locally though tbf, mostly because online casinos already have everything I want/need.

Your betting strategy of blending local and foreign platforms is sensible. However, larger chances can be appealing but perilous. Remember: the home always has an edge, local or worldwide. We should balance potential profits against hazards using our financial acumen.

I also like how you separate casino games from sports betting. It shows discipline, something many may learn from. We must be careful because betting is volatile even with a scientific technique. Where, how much, and how often we wager matter. The key is responsible gambling. Set and follow limitations to keep betting a hobby, not a financial burden. Be careful not to let amusement overpower our finances.

I think people living in countries where gambling are banned, might opt to use the local "illegal" street gambling options or gamble online on international online casinos and risk losing all their money when those casinos block their accounts. (The pull towards gambling will outweigh the risk of gambling from restricted countries)

There are ways to bypass the regional restrictions (VPNs) and people will exploit those options, until they are asked to verify their real identity... then things become very tricky for them.  ::)

Online sabong or online cockfighting became a huge success because Filipinos are very familiar with cockfighting It is legal here in our country there are cockpit arenas but compared to online cockfighting they can only hold it every weekend, and the cockfighting bettors want it daily to satisfy their eagerness to earn, and the color game is no different.
I must admit I became hooked on the color game and I'm looking forward to it every time there's a fiesta in our game I learned to overcome it, but like many of us here in our country color games are the most favorite games in the fiesta and it's going to be a big attraction once it starts operation, the gambling operators who made a lot of money from gambling will never stop giving to the market what they need.

So true. Yes, there may be blocking efforts from the government, especially for countries that prohibit gambling sites from being accessed by their citizens, but for some citizens who really want to or are addicted to gambling, this is not a problem, because they can access them freely by using a paid VPN.

Exactly since on online no one can see them participating on such activities that's why many to choose these online casino since they can get away on the eyes of authority or other people that can judge them towards the activities they are participating. That's why I also choose international since aside for us not to get notice that we gamble we can also choose to gamble easily since crypto is available and we can bet whatever amount we like without worrying about  we violate on the activities we commit.

But I guess I don't recommend to use vpn since there huge consequences that we might be in trouble with that especially if the site is not VPN friendly.

OP has touched a tricky question. If we use cryptocurrency for gambling, then I dont care much about location of a casino. If fiat currency will be on a bet, then I would at first, gamble for little money due to KYC/taxes/financial monitor in a local casino. Second, I would skip international based casinos only because of me being cautions and trust. Even with zero issues with casino, I still somehow afraid of being scammed, and with local casino I at least can report them to policy, know that they have license. With international casino, I dont know where to run if I have troubles. I think I would have troubles with receiving funds from international casinos to my bank account. The bank would freeze funds and made me give explanations. Such extra headache is not for me.

Anyone can access any sites using VPN, you can actually open anything if you use Tor, but it's only access instead of using the site. If you use the site with VPN enabled, then you're taking a risk (assuming the site isn't allow VPN or any other tool to mask your IP address).

Currently, there are only few casinos allow their gamblers to use VPN or without KYC, rest of them are regulated.

compared to local base casinos, i prefer to play at international based online casinos, the reason is because international based online casinos provide various games which i can play easily and support various payments, starting from fiat and crypto, as well as high credibility which maintains security and privacy of the players.

moreover, in my country, online casinos or online gambling games are prohibited, all user activities related to the platform can be tracked by the government and punished if caught. that's why i don't want to take the risk of playing at a local base casino that cannot protect the identities of its players or prone to going bankrupt and taking away the players' money.

I agree with you, now perhaps online casinos are more popular with many people, and of course because of current technological developments. people tend to prefer online casinos because it is more practical and simpler to do, those who want to gamble don't need to go to a casino, because with just a cellphone and the internet they can do it, also now everyone can't be far from their cellphone making many of them familiar with online casino gambling.

also with gambling advertisements that are currently busy on every page that has an internet connection, this makes it easy for them to get to know gambling with the many advertisements installed, this also means they can play it wherever and whenever they want, but there is a definite difference in gambling What everyone plays is that they most likely want to double the money they have, and many of them are also aiming to win.

Not sure is about sex, moving from a game of cockfighting that was ban to sex game is like jumping from the frypan to fire because it will receive same ban as the former. Mainly why they use women images in casinos pages is that it's believed they have the power to attract customers with their beautiful physique especially of the opposite sex (gender), you know what I mean.


Many of the games played in online casinos are to a peculiar people of origin, like if you check the history of poker (https://thelocalne.ws/2022/04/25/who-invented-poker-the-history-of-the-game/) you'll find out it was invented by a people of a certain locality but as online casinos evolve and started spreading in those places they included those games into their casino and today these games are played as international games that can be found in all online and on land casinos.

So in the future if many online casinos start finding their way into your country they will likely include some locals games peculiar to the people of your country as to attract their attention and increase the use case of the casinos because as part of business strategy the people will be easily influenced to make use of the online casinos if they find that the games they play in their local gathering can be found in an online casino operating in their country. And before you know it those games go international like poker and the likes.

The government can shutdown any platform that isn't regulated by them and also its not a wise option to trust them with your money even after knowing that the government is going after the creator because all I can see is a perfect exist scam and the owner will runaway. I don't know whether it will be true but that's how I see it.

Unfortunately local online games only exist in countries where the gambling industry is a legal one, it is possible for us to never find local games that operate online, We only get a few games offline, including chicken belts, horse racing, buffalo fighting and so on.

Overall, it would be interesting to consider and play if there were local games online, rather than the common international games we get in some online casinos, perhaps local games would be interesting and have their own impression that can't be forgotten.

For this I might favor option [1].

Well, they all sound very nice , but this thing About local casinos will always have a flavor of things having to be done with the country's fiat money with its money, this to raise the entire economy of the same, is what I think , of course , now Well , if we analyze this with a magnifying glass, it may be that when we are thinking about how to do everything better, other types of things can be generated, for example, a local casino with Licenses approved by a Government can be an Alternative to Avoiding KYC ? If the government is Somewhat Daring , then will it allow it? I don't  Know , although many may say that there will be a government that doesn't care about this? For example, a government like that of BUkele? that it is the precursor of Bitcoin in a Country and that the Government gives many freedoms so that people have bitcoin and can use it freely , Perhaps if they look for it on this side it is not bad to Offer it from there , perhaps how is it so For Bitcoin,  the President could Achieve something very good for the industry on that side , but it is an Alternative, something occurred to me.

Because we are not Able to think, in the USA it is practically impossible for something like this to be simple, with the control that they want to exercise all the time, for that reason we must see and realize that things can happen in that direction where they are basically Give things that a local casino doesn't work on, at least in the States, but considering a country like El Salvador, things sound good and even very Interesting , because if you are supporting bitcoin, it doesn't matter that you keep some privacy anonymously and that's it. It has been Shown that the President is on another level and even though in these moments he could see someone succeeding while he himself is campaigning to elect Again , because I believe that without a doubt he will have all the support of the people , because a President like that It is worth gold , and even more so if it Supports other economies , where Financial freedom can be EasilyAchieved.

I will not be surprised if this local game find its way in online casino because some other traditional games have been modified and found their way in online casino, poker included.

However I don't agree that this game is exclusive to the poor alone because even the rich weren't born rich most times, they have metamorphose from poor to rich so they must have been playing the game in their neighbourhood . And even as the rich, they relax with this game because it has also been modernized because initially it was played on sand   ;D

Personally, I wouldn't recommend my local casino because I've had negative experiences with it. Also, most of local online casinos lack VIP bonuses or any kind of bonuses possibly due to lower competition. Unlike international online casinos, like the one I prefer, offer many bonuses to compete with other international platform.

However when it comes to legal matters, I'll choose local online casino. Because In case of any issues it's easier to file a case or take action compared to dealing with international options.

I will prefer international base casino because, is very easy for someone to gamble to make huge amount of money that will reach someone to establish a business or build a house to escape from house rent from the landlord. The money that will be involved in the local base casino will be very small and it will not motivate someone like the way international base casino is motivating me to gamble every day even though i will win or not, I will continue gambling with my daily of $4.

This local base casino will be full of cheating based on the money involve because the owner of the local base casino will not allow you to win all the money and go away Just like that than to bring out some rules that you are not aware before joining the gambling just to stop you not to go with the money you won from the local base casino.

We have got some local games here in my country, but they have not become popular enough to jump onto an international casino or platform. Those are games which are mostly held in towns and popular places in small communities, far away from big cities.
Even if some local (formal) casinos in the cities and it moved to international based casinos as well, I believe I would rather lean onto wagering money on the national based casinos. And there is a personal opinion of mine about that.
Our local economy has been suffering from depression for years, because if the lack of investment and corruption, so by providing liquidity or money to local businesses I would be helping local economy to recover slowly, on the other hand, if I converted money and lost it in an international casino, then it would be only profits tmfor that international company.
So not misunderstand me, though, international based casino are great because they offer more liquidity to winners, usually have a very good reputation and are easily available, but one is never supposed to completely isolate oneself from local casinos or game places.

OP we don't have a similar game in my country but we have this local game (pictured above) which is popular in local casinos. This game is called Ncho and has been in existence for a very long time. It is a popular game that is played by both children and adults. I have seen this game in some of the local casinos and it has a large number of gamblers patronising this game. This is because it is localised and portrays the local culture of our environment.  

International online games are good because they have more financial backup and offer a variety of games. They also use modern technology which makes their service fast and entertaining. But I would prefer a locally based online games provider because they are registered in my country. It will be very easy to seek legal action if one feels he has been cheated. The government can easily call them to order because they are within their jurisdiction. Another advantage is that many local online game firm has a physical presence. You can always visit the physical officers if you are unsatisfied with the online support service.  

Isn't it always the case though?
Although in my area most online casino are partnered with the online wallet (payment gateway) and used your personal info to register on the casino if you want to so asking ID won't be required by the casino because it's already done.

Honestly speaking, most international based have good looking websites/apps compared to locals, aside from that there are lots of games to compare too.
The advantage is, deposits and withdrawals are much faster and convenient when it comes to local based unlike in crypto that could end up days before you can play or withdraw especially on the current network status.

As far as I remember the government stopped esabong  because of animals getting harmed isn't it ?
Playing games like red apple and white apple are similar to flipping a coin but the major concern is whether the outcome is truly random.
There are casino sites which scam their users and so we should always play on those which uses the provable fair algorithm.
I am not sure whether the casinos in my country has similar games because I prefer online casinos for gambling.
I usually prefer casino sites which has the provable fair algorithm in place.

Of course they're trying to sexualize this, pretty much like many other gambling platforms and even sports. Just look at the ring girls in UFC, or how female fighters wear swimsuits and makeup at weigh-ins.
I live in Europe and this picture is so in your face that even if I didn't see the faces I'd know it has to be Asian. They often go over the top with their ads. In Europe you'd see maybe one or 2 girls advertising a casino, but in Asia there has to be 20 :D

I'd prefer to play in a local casino, but it doesn't really matter since we don't have special local games here.

I rather gamble in international casinos than the local ones. When it comes to rules and regulations, security and privacy i trust only international casinos to handle that properly. Am a bit skeptical in local casinos because any day they could shutdown. The reason i said that is because they do not have much partners and collaborators to manage the business properly. If eventually they experience some sort of challenges. Financially or from the government they would be unable to continue since there is no solid back up.

If you look at how casinos are manage you will understand that it attracts do much illegal activities. So only reliable casinos can be able to subdue this kind of activities in other to protect their customers.

Honestly, both sound like good options especially if we're tallying benefits. For one international casinos are more often more successful than local casinos, with larger prize pools and jackpots, and of course a more trusted system that reels in more players from all across the planet. On the other hand, it's way easy to trust local casinos cause they are there, they will have to abide by the local ordinances and laws placed upon those with businesses related to gambling, and should things go south, you can file a complaint easily to them, or bring them straight to court which would be difficult if you're tackling with an international casino. There's levels to it honestly and to just pick favorites willy-nilly will be hard, at least for me.

All in all, it all depends upon the user really, I personally want to deal with international casinos more than local ones just cause I find them more appealing visually and more generous when it comes to rewards. Local casinos have their appeal too and I find myself betting on some of them in the past especially since a lot of them offer local games that you couldn't find in casinos who cater to international members.

I prefer a local based casino as long as they have all the interesting games. You've mentioned it, it's easier to fund so there's not hassle on our part as a gambler. Additionally, the security on our money is quite high as we can ensure these local casinos are regulated, hence we can make a complains and go after them, sue them in our local court in case they steal our money, unlike with international casinos where it's impossible to go after them, unless you have an unlimited resources to fight with that lawsuit battle you will make, that's only on the legal side though, but it's the worse case scenario.

I still prefer international casinos because they're better in most parts than the local casinos i've seen, and new games are the least of my priorities when choosing a casino. Maybe i'll try the local casinos in the future, only to experience the game.

Also, i've started with international casinos, and they have progression systems that are too good to give up once you've reached the higher levels.

one thing is, international based casinos will always offer greater variety of games. They are kinda more free to do what they want compared to locals, that are strictly regulated by local laws and authorities. However, those local base always give (maybe artificial) feeling of safety thanks to «consumer rights protection center». In international casinos, you are on your own against corporation with more resources. As a safe player and a person that dont like to risk much, local casinos are my selection.

That is if the casino that has a local branch has the same relationship managed by the head office. But there are also those where management is carried out separately between online and offline casinos, so if we experience problems in online casinos, we cannot take them to offline casinos and vice versa. And before we decide to use the application from the casino site in question, we have to make sure first by looking for reviews from many sources. We can also ask about it on this forum because many gamblers are very experienced in gambling at many casinos. They can provide reviews or share what they know so that it can help us to choose a casino that is suitable for us.

Oh, can you use TOR to access blocked gambling sites? Can we play this game using TOR? I've never tried using TOR.
Using a VPN is very risky, and I'm wary of that too. It's not good for me to access it. Yes, maybe it will be safer if we access it without VPN or TOR.

Local doesn't need to mean a brick and mortar casino that you physically go to, it could be a local online casino, something in your language, something that would make it work like it's your own thing and would not be working otherwise if you are not careful. I do believe that we are talking about something that should not be all that confusing, after all we are talking about something that will have so much difference in the end.

So, if you are online gambling in your own language at ap lace that your own national people do it, then you are gambling at a local one, or there could be an English one, which is usually what the international ones have, and they may have some few language options, including yours or not, depends on the casino, and you may have a bet there if you like .I prefer international ones myself, usually ones with my language option as well, and that makes things a lot more fun to gamble at a place that is significantly larger than local one.

Since I became acquainted with foreign gambling, I don't know when, but what is clear is that at that time I no longer wanted to gamble at local casinos. The reason is, we can still see the level of trust and fair play in international casinos. Because as far as I know, local gambling players are often caught cheating by messing with the servers and even talking to several former operators who worked there, where they preferred to manipulate the system so as not to let the gamblers win. That is one of the reasons why I trust international casinos more because for me the reputation of local casinos is not trustworthy. Plus the choice of crypto betting makes me even more comfortable playing online gambling abroad, the global reputation recognized by various users around the world makes the casino the most trusted choice and the level of fairness is maintained.

It's okay of not hearing this or be be busy in other things than if you spend most of your time here in the gambling world, as that can cost you more money. Not only that actually but also the time that is supposed to be allocated on something more important.

It's important that apps must be user-friendly, but it's not enough. They must also ensure that the games are fun to play as well, and then the edge aren't that high, so that players will like the fact that they can win at most times, resulting for them to keep on coming back. However like the first thing that I said, limitations must still be there. Local gambling surely have an advantage but for some who want's to try something new, then they will also play on international-based casinos.

I'm not really interested in playing at local casinos, because the types of games they offer are not that interesting to me. Their server is also often overloaded and the payments they offer are limited to banks only, so it really threatens my privacy.
Meanwhile, on the crypto casino platform that I'm playing on now, the games they offer are quite numerous, their reputation is also good on this forum, and payment is via crypto which is faster and safer.

I still prefer international-based online casinos, the main reason is the security and stability of the site. We live in the same country and I am well familiar with cockfighting websites and some of them were already taken down. Most local based casino are operating underground and there's no assurance that it is safe since you will have to link your cash app to be able to play in some of the said local based casinos. Remember that there had been a lot of issues cash apps getting hacked and funds lost, most of them are related to those who have linked their cash app to a suspicious gambling site. 

I prefer international casino too but why I prefer them isn't due to the reasons you gave but due to the way the international casino operates. The international casino knows their customers are from all over the world therefore they make their platform very professional and make you enjoy gambling with their casino. International casino operates with international laws therefore they won't want to cheat you but local casino can do anything they want.

The games are also more available with international casino but local casino can have limited games. International casino would also have a lot of partners and money will be available always for withdrawal but local casino might have shortage of money available which will lead to delays in withdrawal that can last days or week. I use only crypto casino therefore they're built to be international.

To my best of knowledge, gambling in my localities was formally based on skill based gambling such as gaming on a P2P or a third parties onboard. This is strictly a game of entertainment while stakes are involved. There have been different types of such local physical games such as the checkers, dice, cards and the roulette games but termed to be illegal when stakes are involved and later on as technology advances, The legal and authorized games where games was locally introduced such as the  lottery, the land-based casino and sports betting which is best skilled played amongst the local occupants and it is such enjoyable as it also insights a course of discussion of togetherness and it is more embraced than the international casinos because it is regarded as better relaxed to predict with its related local activities than that of international casinos.

From the business owner’s perspective, international players is a better option because they can’t sue you as easily as the local players. Local players will bitch a lot when they lose in a fair game but they won’t let it go. They will run to the police/lawyers and sue you. The bigger bitchy local player base you have, the more lawyers you need to employ and lawyers cost a lot of money. International players will bitch too but they will only write bad reviews about you and that ain’t gonna cost you much because every crypto casino gets bad reviews on some forum somewhere. Go big or go home.

That's correct, build a local casino is way more difficult and there are a lot obstacles that makes you need to spend more money and effort to handle it.

While setting up an online casino isn't that hard since you need to have an understanding how to run a website and you're less likely have a problem with regulations. Anyone can bitching in any forum or social medias, but as long as the representative owner in this forum doesn't receive a negative feedback or active flag, they're fine.

There may be many requirements that business owners must meet if they want to build a local casino. Business owners also have to compete with other local casinos that are already popular, which will take a lot of work, especially since local casinos have loyal fans. Setting up an online casino is also not easy because we have to prepare promotional media. If we are not careful in allocating capital, it could result in expenses being greater than we expected.

However, managing an offline business is more challenging than imagined because users can file complaints with the business owner or spread them to local media so that the local regulator will investigate. This will cause minimal disruption to the business operations that we run. And all a business owner can do is cover the mouths of those who complain with some money so they don't spread the word anywhere.

I also do not buy the idea of using the VPN in this case, it's something that is always not supposed to be because most of the gambling platforms do not permit for such, it's just as nothing than violating their rules and when detected can cause a block in access to your gambling account profile, many of the online casinos have also developed series of techniques that can detect any attempts on such.

since I don't have a casino or know much about how everything works, I prefer local gamblers using a casino since it would be easy and the terms and conditions would be more friendly to them.  In a local casino, the trust will be there in case of scam or any other things that cold happen in the future. Many of the international casinos mostly do things and regulate the casino in there own ways which might be annoying at time. They can easily decides to steal from gamblers because they are regulated in other country which might be different from the region one stays.

When it comes to me and using services involving holding my funds, I want to go with the biggest company out there in hopes that they're taking the most precautions and would be most able to refund me in the event that something goes wrong.  When it comes to gambling, I especially want to put reputation and financial health above all else, as the worst thing that can happen is you win a ton of money and then the site says it got hacked...  So I would lean towards gambling with a large international company as opposed to some local mom and pop gambling house.  I can understand the appeal of both though.

If your country has blocked a specific casino, you can access it by enabling a private DNS, such as Cloudflare; it can be enabled through your Chrome browser, no extensions required. It pretty much hides your actual IP in some way. I've been using it after a recent crackdown on cryptocurrency casinos.

Returning to the subject now, I prefer international platforms, especially cryptocurrency ones, of course. So-called licensed casinos here are automatically deducting the share of taxes you're required to pay when attempting to withdraw your earnings. I'm not too fond of sharing my profits with the government, and I doubt it if there is any.

Certainly international. I mean we are talking about a situation where they are much bigger without a doubt, unless your local is also an international giant as well. If that's the case, then obviously both things are one, but if not, if you are thorn between whatever is biggest in your local area versus international giant, I would pick the international one all the time.

We are talking about casinos that are 1000x bigger than my local ones, why would I play at my local one when there is a 1000x bigger one out there? That's the real question to be asked, and I think it's quite clear that I am not going to end up with anything substantial when we are talking about something like that, which is why I try to keep it going with bigger one.

That's why I want to give a simple example to say that in football and cricket everyone chooses the best team. When a match is played between two teams, everyone bets on the stronger team. Just like you, I bet more on strong teams that help me grow.