A politician in the Philippines claimed to have had a hand in the development of the very controversial e-sabong platform he operated e-sabong so he can make a lot of money so he can use for the campaign, and his family to win local elections because the election in the Philippines is very costly many candidates are buying votes to secure their win, there were reports that he murdered their family's opponent because of e-sabong.
Do you think that government should have a rule or a law for election candidates not to have a franchise in any form of gambling, in fact, there are a lot of politicians who are operators of illegal small-town lotteries this is to accumulate funds they can use for election campaigns.
Congressman confirms past stint with e-sabong when it was not yet banned by gov’tI think it depends on the law on the eligibility of candidacy from the bottom to the top of your country's hierarchy. If what they are doing is legally valid in your country I think that's fine and it should work properly, but if you are worried about political activities that are morally unhealthy or have a bad impact on society, then you should have laws firm and explicit about this. Even though gambling is a tradition, in the Philippines, it will be seen as indirectly targeting the community, through gambling which is intended to fund elections.
I think responsible people should run for leadership of country. Its not exactly about owning gambling businesses. Obviously I googled to know what this e-sabong thing is. It is cockfighting game which is really terrible for animals. I think the thing that should be outlawed is animal fights. Regular gambling does not hurt any living being. I would never trust such kind of guy, establishing very inhumane way of generation money through gambling, looking for political power through money he made etc. I hope he won't get voted we don't need that type of people around.
Obviously it's inhumane because of the animals they fight. lol
I quite understand and agree with what you are trying to convey in this matter, indeed gambling is not a natural thing to be held because it hurts animals that are used as tools for gambling, but the problem is that e-sabong gambling is a culture that must be maintained in the context of a caring country. civilization, with regards to the proceeds of gambling being used as funding for political activity I think it is legal if it is not prohibited and is not detrimental.