Philippine President: "Gamble until you die. I do not really care"

[The Buzz]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said last week that he's willing to allow a resumption of online gambling in the Southeast Asian nation if correct taxes are paid and gaming parlours are far from schools and churches.

"Pay the correct taxes...Gamble until you die. I do not really care," Duterte said.

The new president added online gambling to his hit list of vices, with the gaming regulator opting not to renew expired licenses of gaming cafes to prevent poor Filipinos from betting.

"I will restore online (gambling) provided taxes are correctly collected and they are situated or placed in districts where gambling is allowed, which means to say, not within the church distance or schools," Duterte told a briefing.

Earlier this month, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp did not renew the exclusive license of Philweb Corp, an operator of more than 300 cafes offering e-bingo and e-games across the country.

Here's a link to the story from Reuters: http://in.reuters.com/article/philip...-idINKCN10Z1RK

[sweetbet]

"Pay the correct taxes...Gamble until you die. I do not really care,"

At least he says what he means

[ocreditor]

"Pay the correct taxes...Gamble until you die. I do not really care,"

At least he says what he means

Haha... well not the kind of words I would expect from the president