Maya, Gcash and other ewallets that are used to link their accounts to online casinos have to remove their connection and easy to online sites. But, I think that there is a need to clarify that it won't fully stop an individual to still gamble online. Online gambling is still allowed and what needs clarification is this;
In a statement on Thursday, GCash said it will fully comply with BSP’s proactive directive to remove links and icons that connect payment apps to online gambling platforms.
Which means that it's still possible for a gambler to deposit in any possible way. What these ewallets will do is just remove the links and icons, so maybe a manual transfer or deposit to an online gambling account could still be possible for an individual gambler to do it.
Thank you bhadz. If that's true, then the news is very different from what we all were thinking. In fact, one could originally think that the restrictions in the use of e-wallets for whatever reason would go against the Filipino citizens' freedom. But if the reality is that only the links and icons will be eliminated, then we can consider it a good measure to avoid compulsive gambling.