PAGCOR resists calls to suspend regulated e-sabong operations

PAGCOR chair and CEO Andrea Domingo has responded with caution to calls by the Senate to immediately suspend all regulated e-sabong activities in the country, citing potential legal ramifications.

According to local media reports, Domingo told a Senate hearing on Friday that she would need to seek the explicit permission of President Rodrigo Duterte before suspending the e-sabong, or online cockfighting, business of the nation’s seven licensed operators.

The Senate wants to see e-sabong halted while a full investigation is conducted into the disappearances of at least 31 people in cases believed to be linked to betting on the popular pastime.

Source: https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2022/03/07/pagcor-resists-calls-to-suspend-regulated-e-sabong-operations/