I feel sorry for you, limiting freedom in this way is completely unfair, and i agree with you. i am practically anti-state and i can't stand the government's continued interference, which continues not for the good of the citizen, but for its own good or its own personal gain.
This isn’t really unfair because gambling wasn’t totally banned. What they removed is just the easy access. You can still gamble since payments through e-wallets like GCash are still possible. The only thing gone is the direct links, but if we’re not lazy, there’s always a way to find a site and keep playing.