Philippines dictatorship keeps blaming people's poverty on personal responsibility while they do nothing to restore democracy in their country or end corruption. They eat luxurious meals every day while the daily wage of workers in the Philippines can be 2$...
People earning so little have very little hope of earning eniugh to get themselves out of poverty. They live in sn endless spiral that eventually leads them to a life of poverty. A very large percentage of the population lives under these conditions. If Philippines had the infrastructure to limit poverty and bad living conditions then I would be all for such initiatives. But the underlying issues here are more than just addiction.
Topic: PH Senator pushes a Ban to POGOs and All Sort of Online Gambling... - page 12. (Read 2233 times)
June 30, 2024, 06:19:52 PM
June 30, 2024, 06:12:52 PM
from watching the news it looks to me that POGO/online gambling isn't the issue, it is the corrupt officials who only care about making money for themselves.
Yes, they are expected to provide more tax, more income to the government but because of their protectors and connection on some government people, they merely provide tax and the percentage of tax from them are very little compare to other business.Banning of POGO is actually good but for the reason of banning all online gambling activity is worst decision to be made, and i guess many will object it by votation unless revised.
June 30, 2024, 06:05:06 PM
They only need to ban the POGOs because the crimes are happening there, kidnapping for ransom and scam activities are all there. But with actual online gambling, they only have to regulate it so that only the adults will only see their ads. Regulating the ads that are being done through sponsors, that's what they need to focus with because kids nowadays are also on social media and it's known to our country that many social media influencers are advertising online gambling on their videos and contents.
June 30, 2024, 06:04:00 PM
From all I've seen and experienced about the government banning something or an activity that several many people are engaged in, it has never help solve the issue the government banned that thing or activity for, rather in some situations, the ban tend to be counter productive where it acts as in advertisment, which means, more people get to discover and join that activity, even while it's banned.
For example, here in Nigeria, the Nigerian government banned cryptocurrency in the whole of the country, but after the ban, the number of cryptocurrency users in the country have increased with a significant number higher than the previous number of persons that were into it.
The Philippinian government banning gambling won't stop people from gambling, that's a fact, many people in the country who have never gambled before may decide to start gambling as well, which at the end of the day, it means the ban was counter productive.
But then, since this bill has not been approved, I personally believe it won't be approved, maybe the government are just looking for a way to raise gambling tax in the country.
For example, here in Nigeria, the Nigerian government banned cryptocurrency in the whole of the country, but after the ban, the number of cryptocurrency users in the country have increased with a significant number higher than the previous number of persons that were into it.
The Philippinian government banning gambling won't stop people from gambling, that's a fact, many people in the country who have never gambled before may decide to start gambling as well, which at the end of the day, it means the ban was counter productive.
But then, since this bill has not been approved, I personally believe it won't be approved, maybe the government are just looking for a way to raise gambling tax in the country.
This is giving them billion dollars of revenue, so total shutdown of this industry will be a big dent to their economy. And I don't think this can totally stop people from accessing online gambling sites. They will surely find a way how to go around on this regulation.
What they need to focus on is how to curb the corruption among government officials. Because that's the reason why they are having illegal activities proliferating in the community. This will surely be a long discussion as I don't think lawmakers will just approve the bill. If they will push thru the approval, they will find hard time where to get such loss of large chunk of revenue.
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June 30, 2024, 05:47:10 PM
From all I've seen and experienced about the government banning something or an activity that several many people are engaged in, it has never help solve the issue the government banned that thing or activity for, rather in some situations, the ban tend to be counter productive where it acts as in advertisment, which means, more people get to discover and join that activity, even while it's banned.
For example, here in Nigeria, the Nigerian government banned cryptocurrency in the whole of the country, but after the ban, the number of cryptocurrency users in the country have increased with a significant number higher than the previous number of persons that were into it.
The Philippinian government banning gambling won't stop people from gambling, that's a fact, many people in the country who have never gambled before may decide to start gambling as well, which at the end of the day, it means the ban was counter productive.
But then, since this bill has not been approved, I personally believe it won't be approved, maybe the government are just looking for a way to raise gambling tax in the country.
For example, here in Nigeria, the Nigerian government banned cryptocurrency in the whole of the country, but after the ban, the number of cryptocurrency users in the country have increased with a significant number higher than the previous number of persons that were into it.
The Philippinian government banning gambling won't stop people from gambling, that's a fact, many people in the country who have never gambled before may decide to start gambling as well, which at the end of the day, it means the ban was counter productive.
But then, since this bill has not been approved, I personally believe it won't be approved, maybe the government are just looking for a way to raise gambling tax in the country.
June 30, 2024, 05:36:00 PM
How are they banning the online gambling though? esp the offshore platforms?
Last I heard, when a regulatory body from PH banned binance, it was only at domain level. The result? many folks easily bypassed this by changing DNS lol. A cease and desist was suggested but of course, they wouldn't wanna put that much effort.
In any case, I wouldn't worry just yet as a lot of proposed bills get trashed all the time. Hoping for the best tho!
Last I heard, when a regulatory body from PH banned binance, it was only at domain level. The result? many folks easily bypassed this by changing DNS lol. A cease and desist was suggested but of course, they wouldn't wanna put that much effort.
In any case, I wouldn't worry just yet as a lot of proposed bills get trashed all the time. Hoping for the best tho!
June 30, 2024, 05:35:39 PM
The proposed bill is due to the recent illegal POGO raids where human trafficking, murder, and money laundering were uncovered. Due to this, one of the Philippine senators believes that the best move is to ban POGOs and online gambling all in all and punish any person who is involved in online gambling activity if the bill is approved.
What about you do you think banning offshore gambling operators and online gambling will solve the spread of illegal gambling activities in a country?
Instead to focus on regulations and ways to reduce illegal activities, they want to ban gambling. Those are two different things. What about you do you think banning offshore gambling operators and online gambling will solve the spread of illegal gambling activities in a country?
If gambling is banned in a country, it will result to more illegal gambling activities.
it won't. instead of banning them, they need to take full advantage of the revenue offshore gambling will bring to the country.
According to what I know, offshore gambling may not bring revenue for the government. Local casinos are the government focus because that is where they see taxes from. Although some countries have strict regulations that makes any gambling site that wants to provide gambling services for their citizens to have physical presence in the country. 
June 30, 2024, 05:34:04 PM
are they sure they want to miss out on all the revenue POGO and online gambling will bring? from watching the news it looks to me that POGO/online gambling isn't the issue, it is the corrupt officials who only care about making money for themselves. the Philippines could greatly benefit from POGO and online gambling, we just need officials who have the best intentions for our country(sadly these people are extremely hard to find).
What about you do you think banning offshore gambling operators and online gambling will solve the spread of illegal gambling activities in a country?
it won't. instead of banning them, they need to take full advantage of the revenue offshore gambling will bring to the country. 
June 30, 2024, 05:22:04 PM
This is very bad for the people who love online gambling in the Philippines. A senator of the Philippines proposes a Bill to ban all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) and all kinds of Online Gambling. Any individual involved will be fined up to Php500k(US$8,536) or imprisoned for up to six months. More story on the link below:
Philippines senator pushes for banning POGOs, all forms of online gambling
The proposed bill is due to the recent illegal POGO raids where human trafficking, murder, and money laundering were uncovered. Due to this, one of the Philippine senators believes that the best move is to ban POGOs and online gambling all in all and punish any person who is involved in online gambling activity if the bill is approved.
In my personal view, I do not think there is a need to ban POGO's and online gambling. This is not the fault of a regular individual but the institution behind the gambling regulatory board. Instead of banning and penalizing people who are engaged in gambling activities, the bill should strengthen the regulation and purge the institution of any corrupt official that allows these illegal activities to proliferate. He should implement a bill that will severely punish any government official that engage in illegal gambling activities. Banning POGOs and online gambling is like taking the easiest way out and depriving the Philippine government of the possible revenue that can be generated from these ventures and as if this kind of bill will prevent illegal gambling from existing in a country. I hope this kind of bill won't progress instead take an alternative implementation of cleansing the gambling regulatory board of any corrupt official and holding them accountable for their wicked crimes.
What about you do you think banning offshore gambling operators and online gambling will solve the spread of illegal gambling activities in a country?
Philippines senator pushes for banning POGOs, all forms of online gambling
The proposed bill is due to the recent illegal POGO raids where human trafficking, murder, and money laundering were uncovered. Due to this, one of the Philippine senators believes that the best move is to ban POGOs and online gambling all in all and punish any person who is involved in online gambling activity if the bill is approved.
In my personal view, I do not think there is a need to ban POGO's and online gambling. This is not the fault of a regular individual but the institution behind the gambling regulatory board. Instead of banning and penalizing people who are engaged in gambling activities, the bill should strengthen the regulation and purge the institution of any corrupt official that allows these illegal activities to proliferate. He should implement a bill that will severely punish any government official that engage in illegal gambling activities. Banning POGOs and online gambling is like taking the easiest way out and depriving the Philippine government of the possible revenue that can be generated from these ventures and as if this kind of bill will prevent illegal gambling from existing in a country. I hope this kind of bill won't progress instead take an alternative implementation of cleansing the gambling regulatory board of any corrupt official and holding them accountable for their wicked crimes.
What about you do you think banning offshore gambling operators and online gambling will solve the spread of illegal gambling activities in a country?
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