Drugs is not the issue in this case but the disappearance of the 34 cockfight enthusiasts that believed to be murdered and thrown in the lake. Gambling in the Philippines is a nationwide problem right now due to the emergence f online gambling but cockfighting is there for a long time already and this is the only time that there is a news related to it and i could say that this is an isolated event as those murdered were believed to be cheaters. I don't agree with the way these cheaters ended and hope the government will action necessary so that those behind the killings will be brought to justice.

As for the gambling ban, i don't think Philippines is heading that way as cockfighting is a billion pesos industry that supports lives of many ordinary people nationwide.

If indeed that was a valid call then they should have reviewed it right after the dunk attempt not after some ball positions as SMB's plays will not be the same if they knew they are thrilling by a point .

Anyways, part of the game and good job by the Beermen by coming back after trailing by as much as 24 points and nearly take the game from TNT. Game 2 will be exciting as the Beermen will bounce back from that sorry loss.

All the odds in e-sabong are not even because the owner of the betting website takes a percentage. You are right, in e-sabong they use red and blue as the colors. The cheaters, if they want the blue to win, will bet on it. Even if the odds are only 1.5, if you bet 10 million pesos, you will get back 15 million pesos, which is a lot of money in the Philippines.

Cockfighting is as random as a coin flip if you are not familiar with the type of rooster. When you watch it on the monitor, they look the same. The way cheaters make the rooster they want to win is by putting a dull blade on the losing rooster, which the management of the betting website won't notice.

There is a lot of cheating in cockfighting, so if you are caught cheating, your life is in danger, but I do not agree with what they do to the cheating sabungeros."

The modus of this cheaters is that they paired battlecocks during a fight, they already know which cock will win and the management of the betting site will notice this as there is a spike in the betting, meaning that during the fight of the "paired cocks" millions of pesos was placed to the supposed to be the winning cock. Hard to explain and also hard to get if you are not into cockfighting. Bottomline, there is cheating on the betting site that leads to these murders.

It is not the government that murdered those cheating cockfighting enthusiasts but suspect is the owner of the company that operates the betting site and of course there are also policemen and a judge involved in this case.

Congrats bai, that was an intense game indeed. I thought that the Beermen would loss that game since Scottie Thompson seems could not miss his shot in the third quarter but fortunately for the Beermen they never lose hope and Chris Ross lead the way for them in the fourth quarter. That zone defense did the damage for SMB, coach Tim Cone was a bit surprised by that defense scheme employed by the Beermen in the last quarter.

To avoid complications, i did placed my bet for SMB ML @1.87. I know that this would still be a close game tonight but also hoping that the result will favor the Beermen.

BTW, today is the birthday of LA Tenorio, his 41th birthday if i'm not mistaken so this will be a very big gift for him if ever the Gin Kings will win tonight.

Donaire has lost a lot of speed, which is understandable given that he is now 42 years old. In his last fight against Andres Campos, he appeared almost stationary. The belt he currently holds is an interim one, if I'm not mistaken, while the regular champion is Antonio Vargas. Vargas is set to fight Daigo Higa soon, and the winner will face Donaire. This upcoming match will be a true test for Donaire to see if he still has what it takes to be a champion at his age.

This case for me is very complicated. Though the whistleblower already came out and told authorities what he knew but i doubt that this case will stand in court as he has no solid evidence, all he had is "hearsay". Though i believed that he was saying the truth but in our court , saying the truth is not enough but should have a solid evidence to pin down those who committed the crime.

We are so overwhelmed by the SMB vs Ginebra series that we almost forgot that there is still another series between the ROS and TNT .

Though TNT is very undermanned right now but still they managed to eliminate the gutsy ward of coach Yeng. The Elastopainters may have the hearts but they lack the size to match the bigs of the Katropa that is why they missed the service of Belga. IMO, the winner of the Ginebra and SMB series will be the champion this AFC conference.

Devin Haney's confidence is obviously gone in him and it is only a matter of time that he will be broken, i mean someone could officially break that zero in his resume. Garcia showed the template on how to beat Haney and for sure Brian Norman is thoroughly studying it right now. TBH, i have not seen how Norman fought but i'm confident that sooner or later someone will beat Haney.

Yup, Manny has a lot of money, and I think he could not spend it all in his lifetime. The reason he returns to boxing is that he misses the spotlight. When he trains, the camera focuses on him. As you mentioned, Teo Lopez enjoys training with him, and it's not just Teo; many young boxers surround him, which gives him energy.

Two weeks more to go and we will see if Manny still has it to defeat a young boxer in Barrios. So far no movement in the betting odds, Barrios is still the heavy favorites to win this fight.

Wow, what a game fro the LT himself, scoring the winning basket of the game. Tenorio is back in winning form.

Fajardo could given the Beermen a 3-point lead but he missed his first free throw attempt thus giving the Gin Kings a chance to take the lead with a three pointer. Good game but i don't think that there is mafia in there, hehe

I don't think that there is a mafia in the PBA, it is just that the bookies are thinking that this game belongs to the Ginebra gin kings but so far the Beermen are doing a good job of keeping the at bay. End of the first half and the Beermen is leading by  9 points. Good call for us who believes that SMB will win this game and bet for them.

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Good luck on your bet bai. I'm hesitant with the Ginebra pick as i'm a big Fajardo fan so obviously i'm backing the Beermen to win this ballgame tonight. Fajardo is improving a lot and slowly but surely becoming a factor for the Beermen.

TNT will be playing tonight without their headcoach, Chot Reyes as he was suspended and this might give the Elasto Painters some advantages.

Sa totoo lang, ang hirap pumili ngayong season ng ROY kasi para sa akin, pantay lang sila pero kung ako yong judge ay pipiliin ko yong may ambag offensively kay si Sedrick Barefield ang panalo para sa akin. Hindi ako magtaka kung close match to between Barefield at ni Baltazar.

I have a hard time pulling the trigger on the SMB vs Ginebra game. Fajardo may not be 100 percent and that might affect the overall game of the Beermen so i'm going with Ginebra +4.5 @1.87. I'm hoping that this will be a close game with SMB winning but nor covering the spread .

I'm 1-1 on my last night's bet bai. Nanalo ako sa first game, TNT kontra ROS pero talo naman ako sa SMB kontra Ginebra. Yong series ng TNT and ROS, mukhang mahihirapan yong ROS na manalo kasi daming start player ng TNT at malalaki pa sila at bageto pa yong mga player ng ROS.

SMB vs Ginebra, ito ang magandang series, noong una kampi ako sa SMB dahil kay Fajardo pero si coach Tim Cone ay gumawa ng mga adjustments on how to defend Abai kaya napagod sa dulo. Sa game2 ay sa Ginebra ako tataya bukas. Share ko dito yong bet slip ko bukas bai.

Ganda ng laban kagabi. Akala ko hindi na makakabalik yong Ginebra ng tinambakan sila ng 18 points.

Pansin ko lang, ang dali ng mapagod ni Fajardo.

Confirm that i have received my winnings kabayan, salamat ulit.
Sayang wala akong sauce sa ngayon .