PAGCOR tightens rules, but Offshore Casinos remain accessible

[robelneo]

So a country can be strict with its rules but still cannot stop people from accessing offshore casinos, are they just fooling themselves? I mean the problem is also outside their jurisdiction and they are not fully addressing it.

PAGCOR already has a lot of red flags, their interest is in making the government look good in the eyes of its people, but they are too lazy to implement what's good for its people.

I still see a lot of influencers promoting illegal casinos, they also do so when they are notified or getting a call out, and worse is what you've mentioned, where, between issues between casinos and their players, they always side with the casinos, even it's obvious that it's the casino's fault.

[Davidvictorson]

Posting this not just to discuss the gambling laws in our country, but also to see how other countries regulate online gambling and to hear the real experiences of users here.

So as you can read in this report, the government has already stopped issuing new online gambling licenses for several reasons, which could be a good move but in reality, people like me can still access offshore casinos without any difficulty since many offshore casinos, though regulated, do not require KYC for small transactions, so that's like a convenient playing ground for us.

So some guys think you don't have protection, who cares, even in the Philippines we are not always protected, they just claim it on paper but there are reports of gamblers winning millions only to be told by the operators that it was a system glitch.

So a country can be strict with its rules but still cannot stop people from accessing offshore casinos, are they just fooling themselves? I mean the problem is also outside their jurisdiction and they are not fully addressing it.

If the government is serious about making offshore casinos inaccessible, they must explore the full option which include from the players' end to the operators' end.
Currently, they are mostly focused on the side of the players... what about the operators? Why can't they block access to them? Yes, they can do this is they want to.
There are many other countries that have this model running.
There is even the reverse of this where casinos geo-restricts access from certain countries, I think this is what the government can learn from and do as well. It should be balanced.

[cryptoaddictchie]

In Europe it is the same as in your country. What you don’t realise is that what governments are really after is revenue. Protecting consumers is just an excuse. Through national licences, they generate revenue, and they know that a certain percentage of gamblers slip through the net because they access offshore casinos, but the fact is that they used to collect nothing, and now they collect a fair amount. That’s what matters to them.

Thats true and its all about revenues at all. I am the same resident with OP and all he said was true. I guess forum users and gamblers here have realized that long enough but the urge to gamble still there even some of these licensed casinos are full of sh*t on their policies. Thats why its much better to use a crypto casino that we had here in the forum cause its much transparent compared to local licensed one but stripping you off a lot.

[Japinat]

what about the operators? Why can't they block access to them? Yes, they can do this is they want to. \

Is there a way to block VPN access, if so then it's possible.
But we have been talking about using VPNs to bypass restrictions and it hasn't been solved. so unless it's possible then maybe that will happen,
Even countries like the UK that have sophisticated systems to block access still have a lot of people accessing illegal casinos.

How much more in the Philippines?

There are many other countries that have this model running.
There is even the reverse of this where casinos geo-restricts access from certain countries, I think this is what the government can learn from and do as well. It should be balanced.

What particular mode you are referring to?

[joeperry]

It was all a showoff and most people are getting fooled by them especially those who doesn't fully understand how it works, they thought gambling only exist in the Philippines and most people thought the government are doing something in regards with online gambling but if you're going to look at the bigger picture, hundreds of offshore casinos are accessible to the people and I agree with some people here, I don't trust the PAGCOR like the one example of the glitch after winning, their goal is to protect the players but it looks like they exist just to earn money or make money out of the players in the Philippines.

[Yorubek]

License gambling and enacting specific laws to protect or control gamblers is just a show-off, the government knows very well that no matter how many laws we enact to control gambling, we will not be able to control some gamblers, they will gamble in any way. The government uses tactics to enact laws to show off, some people believe that the government is taking strict measures against gambling, but in reality the main purpose of the government is to make money from gambling, to control the people from the harm of gambling, this is just a show-off. Making laws is not enough, if the law is not properly implemented, then it is nothing more than a show-off.