{"id":777017946,"date":"2024-08-07T08:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777017946"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:23:00","slug":"philippine-deputy-proposes-regulation-of-e-sabong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-deputy-proposes-regulation-of-e-sabong","title":{"rendered":"Philippine deputy proposes regulation of e-sabong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

House deputy speaker Jay-jay Suarez says the move would help make up for revenue losses from the ban on offshore gambling operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- House deputy speaker Jay-jay Suarez<\/strong> has proposed that the government consider regulating online cockfighting, known as e-sabong, to make up for the revenue lost from banning offshore gaming operators<\/a>. He said online cockfighting was a “billion-dollar industry” and that this could be an opportunity for the government to study which agency can properly regulate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Suarez said the ban on offshore gaming operators could lead to a loss of PHP7bn <\/strong>and affect up to 25,000 Filipino workers. He said e-sabong was happening, but the government wasn’t earning because it’s operating illegally.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former president\u00a0Rodrigo Duterte<\/a> banned online cockfighting\u00a0<\/strong>in May 2022 after\u00a031 people disappeared<\/a>\u00a0in an incident connected to the industry. Illegal e-sabong operations continue, with an estimated 789 existing operators as of February, according to PhilStar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felix Reyes<\/strong>, chairperson of the PCSO board of directors, said that there’s currently no clear law stating which agency regulates sabong operators. He suggested the PCSO could handle sabong operations, citing its experience in facilitating lotto bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>PAGCOR allows e-gaming operators to offer number games<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

House deputy speaker Jay-jay Suarez says the move would help make up for revenue losses from the ban on offshore gambling operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippines is considering regulating online cockfighting (e-sabong) to offset an estimated PHP7bn revenue loss and 25,000 job impacts from the ban on offshore gaming operators. House deputy speaker Jay-jay Suarez proposed the move, highlighting e-sabong as a \"billion-dollar industry\" currently operating illegally, while the PCSO chairperson suggested the agency could oversee its regulation.","focusai_entities":"Jay-jay Suarez, Rodrigo Duterte, Felix Reyes, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, PCSO, PAGCOR, PhilStar","focusai_location":"Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (1.0), ceo_executive (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"E-sabong Regulatory Timeline?","query":"What is the projected legislative timeline for establishing a comprehensive regulatory and licensing framework for e-sabong, and which specific government agency is best positioned to oversee its operations and enforcement?"},{"label":"POGO Ban Economic Impact?","query":"Beyond the stated PHP7bn revenue loss, what are the full economic and social impacts of the POGO ban on the Philippines, including indirect job losses and foreign investment implications?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,158,16333],"tags":[24019,23911],"class_list":["post-777017946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-e-sabong","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777017946"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777017949,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017946\/revisions\/777017949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777017946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777017946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777017946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}