Gambling problem in the Philippines.

[avp2306]

Even when online gambling is banned, some of them will still look for VPN that works, so that they can continue gambling, that's to say they know what theynate doing.

That’s true, but no matter what the government does to ban gambling, it won’t completely stop it, like you said, people can always use a VPN. Still, it’s a big help in reducing addiction, since some people might just give up if it becomes too complicated compared to what they’re used to.

But at least those actions they done minimize the damage what it cause to people.

They could start to penalize those influencers and make them stop on their deceiving advertisement if they could put that on end then provably that addiction cases would decline. Situation would became better and better especially if government have strong will to stop those deceiving action done by those influencers who's hungry for referrals also money from people.

This is really complicated since somehow government is benefiting thru taxes they can get also possible kick backs from those casino owners.

[Ziskinberg]

This is really complicated since somehow government is benefiting thru taxes they can get also possible kick backs from those casino owners.

If we really believe that’s the case, then we need to elect an honest president in the next election. As the head of state, he can make decisions to investigate and minimize corruption. It all starts from the top, if the president isn’t doing anything because he’s also benefiting, then nothing will ever change.

[Fredomago]

This is really complicated since somehow government is benefiting thru taxes they can get also possible kick backs from those casino owners.

If we really believe that’s the case, then we need to elect an honest president in the next election. As the head of state, he can make decisions to investigate and minimize corruption. It all starts from the top, if the president isn’t doing anything because he’s also benefiting, then nothing will ever change.

Indeed right, and what is best after a new President got  elected  better to replace his cabinet members not just the head but together with their assistant and those that being places by the previous president, from that way those illegal things / underground transactions will be prohibited, there's a mayor in the Philippines who manage to kill corruptions that's a good example on how this kind of problem can be resolve, elect a good President then support him not to his political personal will but in terms of whatever will be the best for the country.

[Zwei]

i agree, the government can only do so much with regulation and other stuff... in the end it's you who click the deposit button and it's you who click the spin button, the outcome of that (good or bad for you) it's your responsibility alone.

Sure, it’s true that it’s up to us whether we click the spin button or not. But if gambling is made so open and accessible to everyone, it’s only a matter of time before the country turns into a gambling hub for many casinos and it becomes normalized.

So what exactly are these regulations supposed to be for? Are they just making sure casinos pay taxes properly, or even that winning players are taxed? It feels like they’re missing the bigger issue: gambling addiction is becoming more rampant because of how easy it is to access these platforms under the current setup.

regulations are not just for taxes, they also make gambling fair and protect players, stuff like self exclusion options, limits on gambling ads, etc...
imo as a gambler, any government has 3 options:

1: regulate the space to make it as safe as possible. this will not only lower gambling addiction, it will also generate tax revenue that can fund help programs for gambling addicts and other programs that can make society better.
2: do nothing. this will allow casinos to do whatever they want. you will get all the negatives without any of the positives, and the government/society will still have to deal with gambling addiction and people ruining their lives.
3: ban it completely. but that's not gonna work... it never does. people will still gamble anyway on shity shady illegal casinos. they would have zero protection and can't even ask for help if they get scammed or for any other reason since what they were doing is illegal.