I just want to ask because I’m not sure, do sites like these (stake, bcgame and shuffle) pay for a license to operate in the Philippines or in every country they want their site to be accessible from?
So when a site gets blocked, does that mean it doesn’t have a license to operate in that country? Please correct me if I’m wrong.
No, they only pay for a Curacao license. Curacao license allows them to operate casino legally, partner with other casino suppliers, accept payments and lets them take bets from other players unless that player’s own jurisdiction forbids it. There are some countries that do not allow gambling on Curacao licensed casinos to their citizens. In this case, casinos try to acquire a license from that particular country.
For example, Rollbit.com can't operate legally in UK, so they decided to acquire UK license and now you can gamble on Rollbit via Rollbit.co.uk
Bitsler.com can't operate legally in the USA and they decided to acquire an US license and now you can gamble on Bitsler via Bitsler.io