In our country, they were legal like 2-3 years ago but then the government finally decided to stop and make them illegal because of the series of kidnappings due to this type of game. Despite that, there have been a lot of new websites/apps that have come out but they don't have a license to operate so that means they're illegally operating and they will be held behind bars if they get caught. That's possible that in some other countries, they could also face jail time if one has but it differs from each country. But I am just telling that maybe you should change your game if you wanna gamble.
If I am not mistaken, you are talking about the controversial e-sabong that was once legal in the Philippines but then was stopped or paused by the previous President Rodrigo Duterte due to the kidnapping and possible murders of the missing people.
Although e-sabong is banned, cockfighting is still legal in the Philippines as long as they are regulated by the government.
There may be apps and some platforms that host cockfighting online, they are illegal in my country because the government has implemented all online cockfighting is banned.
So, there were abduction of people who are get involved with these e-sabongs? if thats the case then it would really be just that right that the government should really be banning this type of gambling.
Just like on that given link above which it does shows that you could really still be able to run some online cockfighting business if you do have that license to operate or been that regulated on which means that
handlers and business owners of these said cockfight would really be able to operate. Knowing this kind of gambling on which it could generate tons of money or revenue on which it isnt shocking that government
would really be trying out to regulate it and make that benefit with that huge revenue as form of taxes.
This is really that commonly known or popular on some countries but it isnt something that could be seen on most countries which there's really that specific place on which
you could really be able to play or make bets with these fighting cocks.