subject: Sports betting in the Philippines [print this page] Sports betting in the Philippines Sports betting in the Philippines
A sport betting is legal in some countries and illegal in others. Some countries legalized sports betting because of the demand of people living in that certain country, others like the Philippines is prohibiting its people to engage in this kind of gambling.
Here are some reasons why Philippines have still not legalized sports betting on their land.
* Poverty
A great many people living in the Philippines are living in slums. The Philippines is one of the most unprogressive countries in the world. That is why gambling is strongly prohibited in this area; the church is the one who is leading the law or act that forbid the people to engage on sports betting.
* Population
Over population, it is one of the factors that lead Philippines in poverty. Aside from not engaging on family planning, Filipinos are into gambling especially when it comes to card games and horse back riding. A lot of gambling lords are also conducting their illegal session in the Philippines because people living in the country will do everything just to have food for their over populated family.
* Influence
Church is prohibiting gambling in the Philippines because they are protecting the youth from engaging in the said illegal act. They are forbidding the youth to be exposed in sports betting to save them from being addicted in gambling and to prevent them from being a big time gambler in the future.
* Image of the country
There are sports betting that are legal in the Philippines it is because these sports can provide the country a high amount of tax which can help the area to be a progressive state. But the most illegal sports betting in the Philippines are the ones played by using card. A lot of people living in the Philippines are playing card games because they are being entertained by the game and they can gain money from it.
