Gambling Is Legal In Our Country But if You Promote It Online You'll Go To Jail?

[Hispo]

Well, I don’t really think this is possible just going to jail because you posted something about gambling or gambling casino, gambling has been existing for a long time lotto  different countries Has gambling activities and it has been existing. I don’t think it’s something that will be hidden people even do advert consigning their Lotto or gambling shops so many people depends on gambling even the rich not just the poor so this is not like a problem, so I don’t know why it will be issue of someone going to jail if you put something about gambling because a lot of adverts and promotion is going on in gambling so I don’t see it as a problem

Actually, being imprisoned because of something you post in social media is something which is quite possible to happen nowadays, the administration of the governments around the world already have the tools to track and find someone specific who posted whatever in their social media.
Take a look at what is going on in China, for example, people here cannot openly criticize the CCP in their social media, otherwise, they would be visited by forced of the state right at their doorstep and they will get scored to the police station.
I am not saying it is something which will happen widely in the world and specially in the Americas, but it is possible. Any country which considers itself to the competent enough will have a department for electronic and internet research/investigation.

Leaving behind all of it, I still believe these kinds of laws sound rather like contradictions.

[Fortify]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

"In this regard, this representation proposes the prohibition of online publication of materials that instruct or demonstrate gambling, commentaries, and advertisements that promote awareness of gambling activities,"

Any person who will be found publishing gambling-related content may face six months to one year imprisonment or a fine ranging from P300,000 to P500,000.

It's not that unusual really and the logic behind it could be called reasonable, if the aim is to protect younger generations from too much exposure. When you start seeing cartoony type adverts, you can potentially see who they are really targeting and it's time to push back. The same bans are in place for tobacco and alcohol in many countries, but it can be hard to find the sensible balance. You'll often find that these things are not coming out of nowhere, but politicians will be riding a wave of public sentiment that is for whatever reason targeted on gambling right now. It's also a lot easier for sneaky companies to subvert restrictions online and try to push the boundaries whereas their TV adverts might be more closely monitored on local channels.

[Agbe]

Now I understand at first I was like what kind of country is that but when I finished reading your post I came to understand that the country is trying to hide his identity from gambling online. But that is bad habit because already there betting sites running online in the country and yet they don't allow just a post online that is really unusual. And such things like this people must definitely fall for it because if gambling is legal which means people or gamblers must discuss about their winnings and other odds online so such obnoxious policies or law is not good. If they don't want people to participate in gambling then they should make it clear for them.

And if they are doing to to restrict children from not seeing them then what of the physical conversations. That is even the worst.

[arimamib]

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Maybe because of the rampant gambling advertising happening in gambling world now , almost every area of internet now has Gambling post that is now even very young kids are being a target of these advertisers so I think that made the lawmaker to have this in their target bills.

imagine you are allowing your kids having their facebook that you limit their friends and communications but here it is , those gambling ads popping everywhere? sorry but in this part I agree with the law makers .,

This is a concerning trend in the gambling industry. Gambling advertising across various online platforms can potentially expose kids to gambling-related content. The widespread presence of gambling advertisements in digital spaces poses significant challenges for parents and caregivers striving to create a safe online environment for their children. Even with strict privacy settings and limitations on social media usage, the pervasive nature of gambling ads makes it difficult to shield young individuals from exposure to such content.

Given the potential impact of gambling advertising on minors, it's understandable why lawmakers may be inclined to address this issue through legislation and regulatory measures. Imposing restrictions on the marketing and promotion of gambling products aims to mitigate the risks associated with underage gambling and protect the well-being of kids. It would be stupid if there is no policy regarding this concern. Efforts to limit the visibility of gambling ads on digital platforms align with broader initiatives aimed at safeguarding vulnerable populations from the potential harms of excessive gambling exposure.

[Dewi Aries]

Honestly, I don't understand the rules or laws like this in a country, people are allowed to gamble but they are not allowed to publish the results of their gambling activities such as when you get a win that you want to show off in the public eye or anything else that smells of gambling and will be subject to quite severe penalties if you end up breaking it. But if you look at the gambling access provided by the government which is in the form of real or physical gambling that you can find in various corners of the city then it seems that in my opinion the government is trying to limit gambling from most children, because as we know that this is the digital age where children today spend more time playing smartphones when they have free time such as after school.

Or simply your government seems to only allow adults to engage in gambling and is trying to cut off the reach of gambling from children so they made this kind of regulation that prohibits anyone from publicizing it by posting on some social media, but it could be that my prediction is wrong, but I think it doesn't matter because this is my point of view for this quite confusing regulatory issue.

[Yogee]

Honestly, I don't understand the rules or laws like this in a country, people are allowed to gamble but they are not allowed to publish the results of their gambling activities such as when you get a win that you want to show off in the public eye or anything else that smells of gambling and will be subject to quite severe penalties if you end up breaking it. But if you look at the gambling access provided by the government which is in the form of real or physical gambling that you can find in various corners of the city then it seems that in my opinion the government is trying to limit gambling from most children, because as we know that this is the digital age where children today spend more time playing smartphones when they have free time such as after school.

Or simply your government seems to only allow adults to engage in gambling and is trying to cut off the reach of gambling from children so they made this kind of regulation that prohibits anyone from publicizing it by posting on some social media, but it could be that my prediction is wrong, but I think it doesn't matter because this is my point of view for this quite confusing regulatory issue.

It's basically saying you are free to gamble when of legal age but keep your gambling activities to yourself which is not a bad policy in itself. I personally have no problem with that since you don't really need to brag about winnings and encourage others to do the same or follow your footsteps. Most people who post such things are looking to earn from referrals or from sponsorships so it's better to just cut it off.

[angrybirdy]

Honestly, I don't understand the rules or laws like this in a country, people are allowed to gamble but they are not allowed to publish the results of their gambling activities such as when you get a win that you want to show off in the public eye or anything else that smells of gambling and will be subject to quite severe penalties if you end up breaking it. But if you look at the gambling access provided by the government which is in the form of real or physical gambling that you can find in various corners of the city then it seems that in my opinion the government is trying to limit gambling from most children, because as we know that this is the digital age where children today spend more time playing smartphones when they have free time such as after school.

Or simply your government seems to only allow adults to engage in gambling and is trying to cut off the reach of gambling from children so they made this kind of regulation that prohibits anyone from publicizing it by posting on some social media, but it could be that my prediction is wrong, but I think it doesn't matter because this is my point of view for this quite confusing regulatory issue.

It's basically saying you are free to gamble when of legal age but keep your gambling activities to yourself which is not a bad policy in itself. I personally have no problem with that since you don't really need to brag about winnings and encourage others to do the same or follow your footsteps. Most people who post such things are looking to earn from referrals or from sponsorships so it's better to just cut it off.

Usually the only ones who post about gambling are those influencers and vloggers where they promote gambling on different social media platforms without thinking that many minors are likely to watch, that's probably the purpose of why there is a law about that whoever is found posting about gambling will be charged. Yes, we know whether gambling is legal or not in our country, but no one has stated whether promoting it on public social platforms is also legal.

[nullama]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

"In this regard, this representation proposes the prohibition of online publication of materials that instruct or demonstrate gambling, commentaries, and advertisements that promote awareness of gambling activities,"

Any person who will be found publishing gambling-related content may face six months to one year imprisonment or a fine ranging from P300,000 to P500,000.

Senate bill seeks ban on pro-gambling online content

I've seen other countries with similar laws about other stuff.

I think it's alright.

Better than banning gambling.

They basically want to allow gambling but not make it popular, or obviously there.

If you know, you can get it legally.

If you don't know, you will not get into gambling.

I think it works fine.

[Cookdata]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

This is like saying, you can come to our land, you are allow to farm and harvest for your own consumption but you are not allow to tell anyone that you were able to harvest or had some infested with diseases and you must not tell people that we gave you a land to plant. This is insane and looks more like dictatorship, if you they don't see gambling as social exercise, they shouldn't allow people to play it or legalize it in the first place, it will not only discourage people but it will send a message that gambling is completely not allowed.

On a second thought, I don't think there is a smoke without fire, something must have trigger them to set this kind of rule in place, like we know how gambling influences do spread and how people are lazy to be productive when they see gambling as means of making money when they are supposed to he productive in to boost the economy growth. Kids influence might also be the reason why the ban of promotions I think.

[TheUltraElite]

Gambling is rampant in Philippines and we have so many PH users in this forum who are regular gamblers. However the government there making such laws does not sound abnormal to me because of past articles I have come across where they try to correct something without addressing the root cause.

Possible that they are trying to curb gambling promotion from country members. However there are so many influencers promoting gambling on a large scale this law seems like a small hammer for them.

[borovichok]

I don't see the possibility of such bill scaling through in the Parliament.  This will be a dumb law. How will you consider betting legal and then prohibit adverts online. The question is how will the bookmakers who pay tax to the government make adverts? I trust the bookmakers to ensure that such bill doesn't see the light of the day. Such law is likened to gifting someone and then telling the person not to make use of the gift.

I think such bill will be modified to state areas or channels where gambling advert shouldn't be placed to control younger people from having assess to gambling platforms and not prohibit it totally.

[DaNNy001]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

"In this regard, this representation proposes the prohibition of online publication of materials that instruct or demonstrate gambling, commentaries, and advertisements that promote awareness of gambling activities,"

Any person who will be found publishing gambling-related content may face six months to one year imprisonment or a fine ranging from P300,000 to P500,000.

Senate bill seeks ban on pro-gambling online content

Fucking crazy man, I mean I have never seen anything like this, when you talk about odd rules, I think I rate this one as one among the high ranks because it's totally absurd for gambling to be done locally every where but no one can publish it online. Well it would be nice knowing such country so that I will remember to stay off it because what's the joy in gambling when you don't get post online, I mean so many people literally thrills from the joy they get through some of these kind of restricted activities.

[nullama]

I don't see the possibility of such bill scaling through in the Parliament.  This will be a dumb law. How will you consider betting legal and then prohibit adverts online. The question is how will the bookmakers who pay tax to the government make adverts? I trust the bookmakers to ensure that such bill doesn't see the light of the day. Such law is likened to gifting someone and then telling the person not to make use of the gift.

I think such bill will be modified to state areas or channels where gambling advert shouldn't be placed to control younger people from having assess to gambling platforms and not prohibit it totally.

It's quite normal to have something legal, but not encouraged. Nothing strange with that.

They always end up attracting people from one way or another. Once you get a person once, they know how it works for the rest of their lives, and they also comment about to other people.

But if you are somehow isolated from that, you don't get the ads in your face.

[KiaKia]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

"In this regard, this representation proposes the prohibition of online publication of materials that instruct or demonstrate gambling, commentaries, and advertisements that promote awareness of gambling activities,"

Any person who will be found publishing gambling-related content may face six months to one year imprisonment or a fine ranging from P300,000 to P500,000.

Senate bill seeks ban on pro-gambling online content

Your country want the best for its citizens.

They care about their youths, maybe after seeing the damages that gambling have done to some part of other countries?

I can't say that they are doing this wrong, gambling should be taken away from the public, there must be other ways of promoting gambling, we know how powerful social media have become today, imagine everyone on Facebook shilling gambling.

Even underage students will be caught in the trap, and addiction on young people are very tough to beat, its for the greater good of the country, if you love your country you should abide by the law.

[DabsPoorVersion]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

"In this regard, this representation proposes the prohibition of online publication of materials that instruct or demonstrate gambling, commentaries, and advertisements that promote awareness of gambling activities,"

Any person who will be found publishing gambling-related content may face six months to one year imprisonment or a fine ranging from P300,000 to P500,000.

Senate bill seeks ban on pro-gambling online content

Your country want the best for its citizens.

They care about their youths, maybe after seeing the damages that gambling have done to some part of other countries?

I can't say that they are doing this wrong, gambling should be taken away from the public, there must be other ways of promoting gambling, we know how powerful social media have become today, imagine everyone on Facebook shilling gambling.

Even underage students will be caught in the trap, and addiction on young people are very tough to beat, its for the greater good of the country, if you love your country you should abide by the law.

That's also the main reason I think they make this Bill. A lot of social media influencers are now promoting gambling with their channels, despite knowing they are followed mostly by kids. By promoting gambling in their channels, becomes the reason why a lot of younger generations have been open to gambling and dared to try gambling at an early age.

They are not a good influence on the kids and even I see those influencers differently than they just started. Those kinds of influencers only think of the amount of money they can get from promoting gambling, and don't think of the future of the kids watching them. It's not good at all.

[Dewi Aries]

Honestly, I don't understand the rules or laws like this in a country, people are allowed to gamble but they are not allowed to publish the results of their gambling activities such as when you get a win that you want to show off in the public eye or anything else that smells of gambling and will be subject to quite severe penalties if you end up breaking it. But if you look at the gambling access provided by the government which is in the form of real or physical gambling that you can find in various corners of the city then it seems that in my opinion the government is trying to limit gambling from most children, because as we know that this is the digital age where children today spend more time playing smartphones when they have free time such as after school.

Or simply your government seems to only allow adults to engage in gambling and is trying to cut off the reach of gambling from children so they made this kind of regulation that prohibits anyone from publicizing it by posting on some social media, but it could be that my prediction is wrong, but I think it doesn't matter because this is my point of view for this quite confusing regulatory issue.

It's basically saying you are free to gamble when of legal age but keep your gambling activities to yourself which is not a bad policy in itself. I personally have no problem with that since you don't really need to brag about winnings and encourage others to do the same or follow your footsteps. Most people who post such things are looking to earn from referrals or from sponsorships so it's better to just cut it off.

Yes that's right, for some people who are always closed or don't overreact when they get a win for example or even when they are one of the people who are quite closed in their lives then rules like this really won't be a problem because they are just connoisseurs and not someone who always has the ambition to brag about the results of their gambling activities. On the other hand, from what you said, I think I would conclude that you are directing your ideas to some people who do act as promotional agents of casinos such as stremers or influencers who always advertise on some social media with the aim of attracting many people who in turn get benefits or income from sponsors who are their partners.

This is another thing that is different from what I said earlier where now we see from another point of view about why a country applies this kind of regulation that maybe they are limiting the promotion of online-based gambling in their country so they prohibit anyone from posting anything that smells of gambling on some social media but still I think limiting the reach of children is one of the government's goals also by implementing regulations like this.

[Antotena]

I find this unusual and weird I live in a country where gambling is legal there are lotto outletss in every corner, there are horse racing betting outlet and there are online betting station that originates in our country and yet there is a pending bill that if you're going to post or talk about gambling you'll likely going to get fine of 500k pesos or $90k and you will also land in jail.

So if you post that you won in horse racing or you post the winning bets in daily lottery you will likely get charged and penalize, so what do you think of this law, is this right?

Gambling is going to be a fail business in that region because no business succeed without marketing and how do you market a gambling platform when it is illegal in this case? If this is not wickedness then I don't know what to call it. This is more like trying to ban gambling but perhaps they see it as trying to make people not to exercise their freedom and right, then they implement this protocol to discourage people from gambling because with this, no gambling platform can even make a poster for people to see, it will be taken off and fine for such misconduct.

There is no way this is a democracy, $90k for making a talk about gambling,  how much will a person be charge when they steal? This is not, I'm seeing this for the first time but as I said, this is just a way to stop people from gambling completely, these warming aren't even friendly.

[Rabata]

Honestly, I don't understand the rules or laws like this in a country, people are allowed to gamble but they are not allowed to publish the results of their gambling activities such as when you get a win that you want to show off in the public eye or anything else that smells of gambling and will be subject to quite severe penalties if you end up breaking it. But if you look at the gambling access provided by the government which is in the form of real or physical gambling that you can find in various corners of the city then it seems that in my opinion the government is trying to limit gambling from most children, because as we know that this is the digital age where children today spend more time playing smartphones when they have free time such as after school.

Or simply your government seems to only allow adults to engage in gambling and is trying to cut off the reach of gambling from children so they made this kind of regulation that prohibits anyone from publicizing it by posting on some social media, but it could be that my prediction is wrong, but I think it doesn't matter because this is my point of view for this quite confusing regulatory issue.

It's basically saying you are free to gamble when of legal age but keep your gambling activities to yourself which is not a bad policy in itself. I personally have no problem with that since you don't really need to brag about winnings and encourage others to do the same or follow your footsteps. Most people who post such things are looking to earn from referrals or from sponsorships so it's better to just cut it off.

Usually the only ones who post about gambling are those influencers and vloggers where they promote gambling on different social media platforms without thinking that many minors are likely to watch, that's probably the purpose of why there is a law about that whoever is found posting about gambling will be charged. Yes, we know whether gambling is legal or not in our country, but no one has stated whether promoting it on public social platforms is also legal.

Governments of all countries strive to improve of the people of their country. The government must have a keen eye on what the people of that country will do to get opportunities and what to do will degrade them. A government is the most powerful in terms of power in a country but is again elected by the people of its country. In the country government has to take decisions on various issues even after any pressure. He may have been allowed to gamble, perhaps under public pressure or to collect revenue. But because those governments are aware, they work against the spread of gambling through propaganda.

[Kavelj22]

In fact, I don't find it strange because the same thing happens with alcohol. Most countries allow the production and trade of wines at the same time that the law prohibits any advertising of any brands of those wines or any other brands. The same thing happens on a global scale for the cigarette industry as well.
All of these sectors have characteristics that make dealing with them special, given that these products should not appear on any occasion for children under a certain age or there should be any incentives for consumption.

In my country, the government has a monopoly on the gambling sector because the only betting company is a national government sports betting company, and two casino licenses have been granted, allowing them to provide their services to foreign tourists only.

[blockman]

It's still a bill so it's not yet a law. I have got a lot of friends that are gamblers and they always share their betting slip, wins and losses in their facebook accounts. Once this passes onto law then it will surely going to stop them from sharing the same content materials that have been done. A lot of them are agents of these casinos and that's why it will affect their hustle if it happens to become a law. But as of now, there's nothing to worry about it if it's not yet a whole law and not yet signed by the president.