Philippines: War on Illegal Gambling

[Jannn]

How can he regulate some online site, which is based in Russia or China?

Hahaha.
How he can regulate if it outside on his premises?
If gambling site is based on the Philippines he can regulate but it in another country he cant do it.
Just think it dude!

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[Xester]

Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/870892/dela-rosa-declares-war-on-illegal-gambling

"President Duterte has signed an executive order further regulating the issuance of gambling licenses – including those for online operations – and directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to go after gambling syndicates and unlicensed operators."

After its war on drugs, The Philippines is now going full swing on its anti-gambling campaign.
After being booted out from President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the Philippine National
Police (PNP) will now be entering a "war against illegal gambling."

What's your thoughts on this? Duterte really means business and he really wants to clean
his country.

Duterte is serious about his campaign but sad to say that there are many corrupt individuals in the government which will make the implementation very hard to do. This is also a move by the government to stop illegal gambling that destroys family and does not give something in return to society. This is just a move so that illegal gambling will stop and owners will register themselves under PAGCOR and follow the gambling rules and regulations so that tax revenues will not go just into the pocket of some individuals but to fund welfare services on the country.

[peter0425]

I guess who will just have to wait and see how his campaign will go. But as far as I'm concern, this will be a Herculean task for Duterte's government. He can't control on-line gambling sites globally. I have nothing against his campaign to get rid of illegal gambling in his country but on-line gambling is a different thing. I don't know any country that is successful in getting rid of on-line gambling, AFAIK.

[BartS]

Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/870892/dela-rosa-declares-war-on-illegal-gambling

"President Duterte has signed an executive order further regulating the issuance of gambling licenses – including those for online operations – and directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to go after gambling syndicates and unlicensed operators."

After its war on drugs, The Philippines is now going full swing on its anti-gambling campaign.
After being booted out from President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the Philippine National
Police (PNP) will now be entering a "war against illegal gambling."

What's your thoughts on this? Duterte really means business and he really wants to clean
his country.

While a war on drugs is understandable, I don't see a reason to declare a war on gambling, while gambling is not precisely the best way to spend your time and money, in itself is not a damaging activity like putting chemicals in your body.

[bryant.coleman]

I guess who will just have to wait and see how his campaign will go. But as far as I'm concern, this will be a Herculean task for Duterte's government. He can't control on-line gambling sites globally. I have nothing against his campaign to get rid of illegal gambling in his country but on-line gambling is a different thing. I don't know any country that is successful in getting rid of on-line gambling, AFAIK.

There are a lot of countries which permit online/offline gambling. So it is not possible to shut down these online gambling firms. Duterte can block these sites in Philippines, but anyone can open them using a VPN or a web proxy. And making payments has also become easier now, thanks to Bitcoin. The best solution would be to permit legal gambling.

[diegz]

I guess who will just have to wait and see how his campaign will go. But as far as I'm concern, this will be a Herculean task for Duterte's government. He can't control on-line gambling sites globally. I have nothing against his campaign to get rid of illegal gambling in his country but on-line gambling is a different thing. I don't know any country that is successful in getting rid of on-line gambling, AFAIK.

There are a lot of countries which permit online/offline gambling. So it is not possible to shut down these online gambling firms. Duterte can block these sites in Philippines, but anyone can open them using a VPN or a web proxy. And making payments has also become easier now, thanks to Bitcoin. The best solution would be to permit legal gambling.

Actually the news doesn't have to worry us, who sometimes do gamble online, online gambling isn't included in what they are going to seize. They only seize those small time gamblers, who gamble with cents and can be seen on some streets and houses, those illegal fighting of cocks in the barrios, and those who only have siestas. But they do not care about those big time gambling syndicates. 

[Sithara007]

Actually the news doesn't have to worry us, who sometimes do gamble online, online gambling isn't included in what they are going to seize. They only seize those small time gamblers, who gamble with cents and can be seen on some streets and houses, those illegal fighting of cocks in the barrios, and those who only have siestas. But they do not care about those big time gambling syndicates. 

The large-scale gambling syndicates pay their protection money to the politicians. On the other hand, the small scale businesses pay protection money to the policemen. So it is clear why they are targeted.

[Mr. Big]

Actually the news doesn't have to worry us, who sometimes do gamble online, online gambling isn't included in what they are going to seize. They only seize those small time gamblers, who gamble with cents and can be seen on some streets and houses, those illegal fighting of cocks in the barrios, and those who only have siestas. But they do not care about those big time gambling syndicates.  

The large-scale gambling syndicates pay their protection money to the politicians. On the other hand, the small scale businesses pay protection money to the policemen. So it is clear why they are targeted.

Well, you have a point there. Sometimes the operator of this small time gambling places are sometimes member of the National Police... Or if not, they are a Village chieftain or member of the council....

Actually, there is a rule in local government in the Philippines that when a barrio fiesta is going to happen, as far as I remember, they have three months to held a local derby, they just need to produce necessary papers needed... My point is sometimes, there are illegal gambling ( if we consider local derby ) that exist during fiestas...  

EDIT: I just want to correct it, it's 3 days, not three months when I look at it in google...  Sorry for the mistake... 

[Caladonian]

Actually the news doesn't have to worry us, who sometimes do gamble online, online gambling isn't included in what they are going to seize. They only seize those small time gamblers, who gamble with cents and can be seen on some streets and houses, those illegal fighting of cocks in the barrios, and those who only have siestas. But they do not care about those big time gambling syndicates. 

The large-scale gambling syndicates pay their protection money to the politicians. On the other hand, the small scale businesses pay protection money to the policemen. So it is clear why they are targeted.

Well, you have a point there. Sometimes the operator of this small time gambling places are sometimes member of the National Police... Or if not, they are a Village chieftain or member of the council....

Actually, there is a rule in local government in the Philippines that when a barrio fiesta is going to happen, as far as I remember, they have three months to held a local derby, they just need to produce necessary papers needed... My point is sometimes, there are illegal gambling ( if we consider local derby ) that exist during fiestas... 

well you are right regarding to this, those who holds gambling are those who are in uniformed or in power from our country but we knew how our president seriously take when he said he wanted to push that rules even though we wont be affected that much since we are playing online and most of bitcoin gambling site is not regulated by phil. government.

[Mr. Big]

well you are right regarding to this, those who holds gambling are those who are in uniformed or in power from our country but we knew how our president seriously take when he said he wanted to push that rules even though we wont be affected that much since we are playing online and most of bitcoin gambling site is not regulated by phil. government.

Are you sure? I think he is not. He only can catch street dwellers who gamble... Look at the case of jack lam and the other one ( I forgot the name ) they are online gambling operators. Probably this war on illegal gambling is only present today because of jack lam, he is in the spotlight, so as the gambling, so the government wants to take advantage of this, they are good actors... 

I just don't know what they will do next after an SPO3 police in his hometown surfaces ( who previously denies matobato's testimonies, and now confirms it )... - Use Bato Dela rosa as a escape goat? 

[Gaaara]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

[diegz]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

Yeah, free from poor people. Most of them will be killed in the streets because of drug war, and some of them will be in jail because they are caught in illegal gambling even in their house. They should catch those big time gambling houses, and not those who are with their friends. I am afraid Philippines is again dictatorship with lots of blind followers. 

[squatz1]

I personally feel as if the ways the Filipino President is going to be fighting all of these injustices in socities are going to be frowned upon, but the thing is it's probably going to work. Some people may say that he can't kill his way into having a society where people follow all the laws, or most of them at least. Think of it like this, would you go ahead and sell drugs or gamble if you know you'd be tortured or shot instantly when you did this?

Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/870892/dela-rosa-declares-war-on-illegal-gambling

"President Duterte has signed an executive order further regulating the issuance of gambling licenses – including those for online operations – and directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to go after gambling syndicates and unlicensed operators."

After its war on drugs, The Philippines is now going full swing on its anti-gambling campaign.
After being booted out from President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, the Philippine National
Police (PNP) will now be entering a "war against illegal gambling."

What's your thoughts on this? Duterte really means business and he really wants to clean
his country.

While a war on drugs is understandable, I don't see a reason to declare a war on gambling, while gambling is not precisely the best way to spend your time and money, in itself is not a damaging activity like putting chemicals in your body.

Gambling is an evil thing, people will win once and get that high that they can win over and over. They will slowly spend all their money on gambling and never have a dollar for food again, in a poverty dominated place like the Philippines they can't allow that to happen at all.

I guess who will just have to wait and see how his campaign will go. But as far as I'm concern, this will be a Herculean task for Duterte's government. He can't control on-line gambling sites globally. I have nothing against his campaign to get rid of illegal gambling in his country but on-line gambling is a different thing. I don't know any country that is successful in getting rid of on-line gambling, AFAIK.

Is he trying to fight online gambling too? That seems like an insane task unless the people have servers in the Philippines.

[Sithara007]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

That will make him a dictator. Look at history. Dictators never stayed in power forever. They were overthrown in due course of time, after the people get tired of their antics. The same will happen with Duterte.

[Kemarit]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

That will make him a dictator. Look at history. Dictators never stayed in power forever. They were overthrown in due course of time, after the people get tired of their antics. The same will happen with Duterte.

Are you saying that Duterte will become a dictator for getting rid of drugs and illegal
gambling in his country? Let's define first what a dictator is.

"a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force."

Hmmm, I think he was voted 95% in the Philippines if I'm not mistaken. He didn't take
power by force. He won the Presidential election. With that said, I don't think Duterte
will become a dictator or is considered a dictator. He just want to clean up his country
of all the corruptions, drugs and gambling. But if ever he become a dictator by declaring
Martial Law is yet to seen so we should not just jump into conclusion here.

[Challenger2015]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

That will make him a dictator. Look at history. Dictators never stayed in power forever. They were overthrown in due course of time, after the people get tired of their antics. The same will happen with Duterte.

You are of course right, but imagine how many people will die before that happens. It seems to me that any dictatorship is easier to prevent than to fight for their freedom. In any case, people are to blame that lead to power of dictators.

[criptix]

I hope soon there will be a war against idiocy.

War against gambling... nice success with the war on drugs lol

Btw i heard ex davao police officers are now giving testimony how duterte murdered people in davao.

[popcorn1]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

That will make him a dictator. Look at history. Dictators never stayed in power forever. They were overthrown in due course of time, after the people get tired of their antics. The same will happen with Duterte.

Are you saying that Duterte will become a dictator for getting rid of drugs and illegal
gambling in his country? Let's define first what a dictator is.

"a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force."

Hmmm, I think he was voted 95% in the Philippines if I'm not mistaken. He didn't take
power by force. He won the Presidential election. With that said, I don't think Duterte
will become a dictator or is considered a dictator. He just want to clean up his country
of all the corruptions, drugs and gambling. But if ever he become a dictator by declaring
Martial Law is yet to seen so we should not just jump into conclusion here.

"a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force."

Ex-policeman accuses Duterte of ordering death squads' hits - YouTube
Video for Philippines: Ex-policeman accuses Duterte of ordering death squads' hits▶ 2:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHo69VbBj3I

Seems like the mayors of the Philippines like DEATH SQUADS..

Philippines Death Squad Killings -- Interview with Former Hitman ...
Video for Philippines Death Squad Killings -- Interview with Former Hitman▶ 5:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQBPx-VbUK8

Also it looks like a dynasty of the Duterte family..THAT IS A DICTATOR .

davao mayor sara duterte punches court sheriff who refused to delay ...
Video for DAVAO MAYOR SARA DUTERTE PUNCHES COURT SHERIFF WHO REFUSED TO DELAY DEMOLITION▶ 4:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC-exr-RmoY

So his son is in power ..What a joke you thick people..No wonder your poor..

[Mr. Big]

I hope soon there will be a war against idiocy.

War against gambling... nice success with the war on drugs lol

As I've said, this will be again an unfinished one, he is just shifting from one problem to another, and if he sees people wants to solve one problem, he jumped into it and started to sensationalized everything, in short, he is just riding with the situation.

Btw i heard ex davao police officers are now giving testimony how duterte murdered people in davao.

Yes, that's true, a local police officer who first denied what the previous witness said is now confirming it, and I think that he is much more credible one compared to the previous...

 But of course, I heard also that his spokesman said that all the media that was there was paid with $1000 each.... 

[Sithara007]

President Duterte is truly amazing, he's not just focusing in problem, he's focusing at solutions. He will slowly kill everything that is illegal and step by step the Philippines will be not just drug free but free from all illegal doings.

That will make him a dictator. Look at history. Dictators never stayed in power forever. They were overthrown in due course of time, after the people get tired of their antics. The same will happen with Duterte.

Are you saying that Duterte will become a dictator for getting rid of drugs and illegal
gambling in his country?

No. I am saying that Rodrigo Duterte becomes a dictator for murdering more than 6,000 people (including perhaps a few thousand innocent civilians who had nothing to do with drugs).