Quote from: macson on Today at 11:40:23 PM

Quote from: bisdak40 on Today at 11:13:20 PM

To be clear to you guys, cockfighting is not banned in the PH, only the "online betting" of cockfights was put to a halt. Maybe many Filipinos lack the discipline on gambling, that is why their life is so messed up right now due to online betting but for now, it is just a hear-say as no statistical data was released on the number of people whose life got messy because of this.

Election time is on the next day so this whole thing might be a setup so opposition candidates can somehow gain sympathy on the people if the government doesn't act on this one but they failed as the seating President is wise and takes the necessary steps to settle the issue, just my two cents.

if it's just a political promise then that's very bad, but i'm sure offline cockfighting will continue as usual because what I know in the Philippines is cockfighting is a type of bet that is very interested in. not only cockfighting, but most gambling must make people who do it miserable and are addicted to it, need special support and attention from the government to be able to reduce the number of cockfighting gambling players in the Philippines.

The next president will be the one to tackle this when he/she assumed office and it depends on the kind of president the Filipino will elect if he/she is more on moral values, that could be the end of e-sabong if the next president wants more money in the coffer to sustain the government needs then we will see e-sabong operating again, but I'm sure there will be many changes, because of the scandal it generated.