OPERATORS, MAY-ARI NG ONLINE GAMBLING FIRM, IPINAPALANTAD NI ZUBIRI: ‘BAKA MAY PULITIKO’
Ni Ernie Reyes
Ipinalalantad ni Senador Juan Miguel Zubiri sa publiko ang pangalan ng operator at may-ari ng online gambling na umiiral ngayon sa bansa sa susunod na pagdinig ng Senado hinggil sa usaping.
Sa pahayag, sinabi ni Zubiri na dapat malaman kung may pulitiko sa likod ng online gambling operations kabilang ang mga bilyonaryong nagpapahirap sa taumbayan sa pamamagitan ng sugal.
“So we’ll know if there are politicians involved…if there were billionaires, who are these people? Then we’ll inform the public,” ayon kay Zubiri sa interview.
“This is a very difficult fight because we’re up against rich people. They’re all millionaire, billionaires, they’re all well-connected. We want to know who the officers and owners of these institutions and online gambling enterprises are. We’ll share with the media the results of the next hearing,” dagdag niya.
“I want to know how much their income is; how much do they collect in totality from these online gambling activities? And how [many] users of online gambling platforms are there?” giit ng senador.
Sinabi pa ng senador na gusto din nitong kumpirmahin na mayroong 32 milyong Filipino ang nagsusugal sa online gambling sa buong bansa.
“That’s almost 1/3, a little less than 1/3 of the population already. Imagine, in every household, that’s almost one to two individuals in every household getting addicted to online gambling,” aniya.
Kaugnay nito, pinasalamatan din ni Ziubiri ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas sa pagpapatigil sa lahat ng e-wallet firms na nakakonekta sa online gambling platforms.
“Thank you to BSP. This is such a big win for those who are fighting against online gambling. A lot has been messaging me saying our campaign is a success because they can no longer link with e-wallets like Gcash and PayMaya (for online gambling),” aniya.
Sinabi pa ni Zubiri na matagumpay ang pagkilos ng BSP partikular sa lalawigan na mahirap ang accesability dahil walang credit cards sa kanayunan.
“So this is one big step forward. And we’ll still be discussing other issues during the hearings,” aniya.
Pero, natuklasan din ni Zubiri na nag-adjust ang ibang online gambling platforms ng kanilang operasyon sa pamamagitan ng ibang uri ng payment platforms.
“That’s why we need a law that would prohibit all platforms—Viber, WhatsApp, all Google platforms. That should all be removed. We need a law, and that’s the only way to stop this menace,” ani Zubiri.
Ernie Reyes nag-uulat para sa RoadNews
