Yes, in our country, I would say that cockfighting specially during the pandemic, is very rampant as you can play it online. But even prior to it, I used to be avid fan or bettors of this cock fight, so yeah I'm more familiar with it and I would say that I win some money in the past.
Of course, there will always be some groups that are going to condemn this kind of games that involved animals specially in the end one of them are killed for the sake of human betting on them and making money. So to each his/her own belief.
Cockfighting has already evolved a long long time ago. But if we can try to stop it in this new generation, I think that will a lot of help to lengthen the lives not only for those cocks but definitely for those animals who have been fighting each other just to win a bet. For me, its more on animal cruelty so it should be encourage to be ban or to stop betting in animals.
In some countries gambling such as cockfighting has become a tradition that has been going on for a long time from time to time, but this type of gambling is a very worrying bet because it smells of torturing living things (animals), in my opinion in the modern era like now this type of cockfighting gambling has is no longer relevant because now there are so many online gambling games available that we can play, I agree with you that law enforcement in all countries are trying to stop this gambling.
Despite of having plenty of games for gamblers to play and bet on, there are still people who used to and preferred this kind of gambling especially for older men or those living in rural areas. This is usual when there's a fiesta or event for people to gather and have an enjoyment. It became a traditional gambling that people can't get rid of even it's an animal cruelty. For new generation, this is not the kind of gambling that we like to bet on since physical and online casinos are already existing to give entertainment even at the comfort of our home.
Not a days though it's not just for older people, even the young generation are fond of cock fighting in Asia. I mean this is competition, just like any combat sports. You take care of them, given them vitamins and train and hoping that one day, they will win big for the owners themselves.
And so it's not just for everyone, it's for also the rich guys because the money involved here is huge and so the bet is huge as well.
It's a tradition that I don't think will stop but will continue from generations to generations.