Despite President Rodrigo Duterte giving in and announcing a ban on e-sabong operations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has detected that 12 websites are still operating.
Two of the sites are registered in the Philippines, while the remaining 10 appear to be foreign sites. The links to these websites were promoted through Facebook pages, which have been identified by the police as having links to e-sabong operators.
It is still unknown who the administrators are since they have used various mechanisms to hide their data. However, the authorities were able to detect that customers use cryptocurrencies for their bets.
It has been also filed a report with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to remove the sites. Police also filed a request to have the Facebook pages removed through Meta, the parent company of Facebook.
Duterte finally announced a ban on e-sabong due to mounting pressure from senators after 31 people linked to the industry disappeared. The gaming regulator PAGCOR has been left seeking new forms of revenue as a result.
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