What do you guys think about China urges to ban all online gambling in Philippines?. One of their reason is that "The embassy said many of the Chinese citizens working illegally in Philippine casinos or POGOs and other forms of gambling entities are subjected to what media described as modern slavery due to severe limitation of their personal freedom and also Beijing welcomed the suspension of the issuance of new licenses for Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO).
I read that it contributed to the local economy of the region where they operate, so I doubt if the Philippine government will comply, the Philippines has become the biggest destination of these Chinese imagine they also take up jobs as construction workers, soon we will see more Chinatowns in the Philippines.
Correct,
Online gambling contributes P551 billion to Philippine economy yearly.
So it does make sense that the Philippine government will continue to operate gambling as part of a revenue generated program for them.
They could cooperate hunting down illegal online casino's though operated by the Chinese in the Philippines, like this one,
Bitcoin Pishing Scam Goes Wrong.