Senators push bills to regulate, ban online gambling

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and Senators Pia and Alan Peter Cayetano have proposed bills aimed at regulating and prohibiting online gambling in the Philippines to address growing addiction among youth.

Gatchalian's bill would prohibit using GCash for online gambling, increase the minimum age from 18 to 21, set a minimum bet of P10,000 with a top-up limit of P5,000, and ban celebrities and influencers from endorsing it.

Cayetanоs' bill seeks to prohibit all forms of online gambling, penalizing operators, enablers, and users with fines and imprisonment, while also creating an Online Gambling Control Task Force under the Office of the President for enforcement.

Gatchalian emphasized that his bill includes penal provisions against regulatory agencies if they fail in their duties, which could result in legal action, dismissal, or imprisonment.

The Cayetanos' bill aims to protect Filipino families and uphold public morals by banning online gambling and penalizing its operators and users with significant fines and prison terms.

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