Lacson, Sotto want to regulate E-sabong

To protect the public, Partido Reporma chairman and presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, will carefully study how the government can control the E-sabong trend that is rampant even on social media platforms.

After being asked on the matter during an interview on the program ‘Ikaw ang On the Spot: The Presidential Candidate Interview’ on Teleradyo, Lacson further determined that some overseas Filipino workers have already committed suicide as a result of severe defeats.

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“Ang laki ng social cause, ang laki ng social problem so dapat mayroong prangkisa, may legislative franchise sa Kongreso. Naka-transmit na sa Senado, pag-aaralan naming mabuti,” Lacson cited as the main remedy for the aforementioned gambling addiction that also enticed minors according to reports.

(It is a vast social cause, a substantial social problem, so there must be a franchise, there must be a legislative franchise in Congress. It is already transmitted to the Senate. We will study carefully.)

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Lacson, Sotto want to regulate E-sabong

He said that he did not want this form of gambling from the very beginning. After all, it could have a profound effect on social issues because anyone — even children — can bet using mobile or virtual wallet apps.

However, Lacson and Sotto believe that it is important to study carefully the law that will control E-Sabong because it will be a threat in the future if it is not subjected to legal process.

At a press conference in November, the presidential candidate of the Reform Party explained that this type of gambling needs to be controlled in order to have safety measures or rules that will protect those who gamble.

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For Lacson, it is important to give more protection to OFWs here because “it’s borderless” and online betting is very fast.

So far, there is no law covering E-Sabong, and the proposal to put this government rule remains pending in committee in the Upper House.

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