Police were investigating the administrators of these websites and would file charges against them, Interior Undersecretary and spokesman Jonathan E. Malaya said in a statement.
Only two of the websites monitored were registered in the Philippines while the rest were based overseas, he added. Earlier this month, Mr. Duterte ordered the termination of online cockfighting operations in the country as recommended by Interior Secretary Eduardo M. Año. Stopping online cockfighting operations abruptly without providing a clear roadmap for affected sectors would probably force small-time operators and their workers to operate illegally, said John Paolo R. Rivera, an economist at the Asian Institute of Management.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. estimated revenues from online cockfighting averaged P400 million monthly last year and P640 million a month since January. Online cockfighting gained popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, as Filipino gamblers only needed to place bets using their mobile phones.
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