Topic: PH Senator pushes a Ban to POGOs and All Sort of Online Gambling... - page 2. (Read 2233 times)

Imagine that? Brilliant… it’s like that’s exactly where they’re headed because they’re just not about to give up everything to the government. They’ve got the resources - they could even run their own casino if they wanted to. And these guys don’t need to be the official owners; they can just operate from behind the scenes using other people as the front.

Well, going in the both sides of liking it and not. Our government seems to be favoring some of these online casinos and they're not mostly crypto casinos. Those that have advertisements in billboards, they're not considered as POGO but then they don't ban them at all and they are not touching them putting some restrictions to what they should really do there. And from the POGO, they're now rebranding them into "online gaming license" for which are still gambling.

From time to time, we have politicians that come up with ideas and policies that effect some segments of the society in a severe ways, and this is one of such instances, because gambling is seen as an entertainment for many people and for that having gambling ban in any part of a country is like shouting your citizens out of some upportunity and privilege to get social entertainment, but then the government is against anything that make life easy for it citizens, so I won't be supprise if at the end of the day, they succeed in the banning of online gambling in that region because this is not the first time government will attack the freedom to f the people and this one ban won't also be the last we will see.

Now there’s both offline and online gambling that’s illegal. If the government can’t stop the type of gambling you mentioned, which is easier to catch, how can they control these online casinos that aren’t even based in the Philippines? But you can’t just call those online casinos illegal just because they don’t have a permit here. What’s illegal is accessing them. Casinos with a Curacao gaming license, for example, aren’t illegal themselves, but some of them still accept players from countries where gambling is banned.

The Philippines have been known to have illegal gambling though, even in the arrival of online gambling. I remember reading news about some illegal lottery in small towns and it was really huge for those criminals as it rake millions if not billions. What I'm trying to say is that maybe gambling is really deep rooted on the society, like cock fighting which is also famous too in the country. So it's going to be very hard to stop this kind of gambling as society had somewhat embraced it.

POGO is all about online gambling. They have casinos inside their buildings, but it’s mostly for their online bettors, like those live casinos you see on many gambling sites. The issue with banning POGO isn’t really about gambling itself, it’s about the crimes hidden within their business. If they were sticking to their license, we wouldn’t even be talking about banning them. The government was fine with the taxes they were getting as long as people were safe.

But if we’re being real, in the Philippines or anywhere, getting into online gambling isn’t hard at all. There are plenty of ways to do it, and some casinos don’t even enforce their own rules strictly. So, even if a government bans gambling, it’s only within their borders, and other casinos will just benefit from people still finding ways to gamble.

But all the same, even if gambling should be banned in the whole of my country, trust me that alot of people, if not all will move into online gambling,, as I myself can't even remember when last I played on a physical casino last on the past.

It says all sorts of online gambling, so this includes legal casinos and if they wish to continue, that is how they became illegal but I'm not sure about it and if its possible, then I think only few are only going to do that. For those who are already illegal even before, they will always have the guts to do the wrong things.

Good in terms of converting those assets though not sure if how and what government institution that will sequester those assets, after banning and proving those illegal facilatations it's now time for the government to take actions and bring those corrupt officials who manage to earn from those illegal gambling bussinesses that facilatate inside our country and manage to build those buildings where they enjoyed all the money that gamblers brings.

I think we will see the results of this law in a year or two at the earliest, but I don't think it will have the effect they plan to have. In my opinion, crimes do not occur because of gambling, but because of the fact that most of the population does not have the opportunity to work and receive decent wages. At least it seems to me that a greater effect could be achieved by increasing the sentences for criminals. Perhaps the death penalty should be brought back if the crime rate in the Philippines has increased so much.

Well, even with a ban, illegal casinos are likely to continue to operate

Also even if they stop those POGO's the problem related to gambling they foresee will continue since they still allowed many gambling sites to operate and its like those continue to exist pay larger bribes that's why they are not included to be eliminated on what current happening in POGO's.

Do you believe that all pogos are really extinct in the Philippines? Because of the news I came across after the news that even became buzzing on social media and mainstream media that there is still a Pogo that exists in part of Cavite.

I don't know whether to laugh or be annoyed, because they were able to raid the area of ​​Bamban Tarlac where the area of ​​Pogo is 10 hectares while the pogo in Cavite is not as big compared to the one they raided in Bamban Tarlac, the answer is yes The chief head of those who raided said it was necessary for them to wait for the answer to the permit they sent to let them inspect. Doesn't it sound silly? it shows that they are selective.

That’s nothing new in the Philippines, and I’m sure even the president knows about it since he’s the commander-in-chief. POGOs are operating openly, and the government probably has all the intel on their locations. But if they’re being protected and the president is receiving a lot of money from them, then nothing will change.

It’s not as noticeable because most of the victims are Chinese, but the real problem is the bad image it gives the Philippines. It looks like we’re unable to stop these activities since the servers are here.

I'm not really sure if the Marcos is directly getting money from this illegal gambling, but there could be very close men to him that might have somewhat in connivance with this criminal groups and so they remain untouchable for the time being. Unfortunately, this has been the case for us for many years now. Who is in power, they have all the money.

Just like what is happening as well on the war on drugs by the previous government. Now the current government is after those people including the former president and some of his men. Police, informants, everyone. So it's like a feeling of getting back on them. Just sad to see the Philippines turning to be a hub for gambling and even if the President that he is going to ban it before the end of the year, there might still some who will continue as they have "grease" money to some police and government officials.

That’s nothing new in the Philippines, and I’m sure even the president knows about it since he’s the commander-in-chief. POGOs are operating openly, and the government probably has all the intel on their locations. But if they’re being protected and the president is receiving a lot of money from them, then nothing will change.

The sad reality in our world is that many business are used as a front to hide what is really going on behind the scenes. I wish it was not so & that I didn't stumble upon this thread because these types of situations always make me sad hearing them. Human trafficking is the most evil and vile thing anyone or anything can do & there is a special place in hell where these perpetrators will be tormented for eternity. I don't blame the Philippino senator one bit for his decision on this. POGO is a no go to him it sure seems.

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

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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?

That’s nothing new in the Philippines, and I’m sure even the president knows about it since he’s the commander-in-chief. POGOs are operating openly, and the government probably has all the intel on their locations. But if they’re being protected and the president is receiving a lot of money from them, then nothing will change.

It’s not as noticeable because most of the victims are Chinese, but the real problem is the bad image it gives the Philippines. It looks like we’re unable to stop these activities since the servers are here.

The irony is, people who're just a citizen, not a police or someone who work for government, can expose the gambling operators and after they report it to the authority, the authority didn't choose to doing nothing. They've working together with the gambling operators, they will remind the gambling operators to move everything they have to other place and hen the police will visit that place just to give a proof if they found nothing there.