For now they are, but once they lack the money to sustain the economy and POGO cools down, these gambling hubs will be back again; gambling is legal in the Philippines, and if there's a new administration that needs more funds to the government coffer, they will let these gambling hubs reopen. These gambling hubs have been operating for many years, and they have built jobs and businesses around the hub, The next administration will re consider once they see huge money and jobs generated. You cannot just kill the duck that lays the golden egg.