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Palace says PH removing thousands of illegal 'Scatter' gambling websites

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Pia Gutierrez

ABS-CBN News

The Philippine government is working to remove thousands of illegal gaming websites operating in the country, a Palace official said Monday.Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said this amid concerns over the social impact of online casino games, commonly known as “Scatter” to Filipinos and their families. The official says Scatter is a game offered by licensed gaming website, and that there are measures in place to prevent those addicted to gambling from playing.<div> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/17/100-chinese-nationals-deported-to-shanghai-amid-illegal-gambling-crackdown-0942">100 Chinese nationals deported to Shanghai in illegal gambling crackdown</a></div> “Nakausap po natin si Attorney Jeremy Luglug, ang AVP ng Electronic Gaming Licensing Department. Particular dito sa larong scatter, ayon po sa kanya, ang scatter po ay isang game na ino-offer ng mga licensed gaming website,” Castro said, “So, kapag po ito ay in-offer naman ng isang license gaming website, nako-control po ito, namo-monitor po ito at kung ang pamilya man ay nagkaka-problema sa kanilang kamag-anak dahil nagugumon sa sugal maari po sila agad pumunta sa PAGCOR para po ma-ban ang tao na ito sa paglalaro.”Castro said the bigger problem lies with the thousands of illegal gaming websites that continue to operate in the country. “Ang problema po ngayon ng gobyerno ay marami pong illegal na gaming website at mayroon na po silang 7,000 website na naipasara ito ipina-alam po sa DICT para po maipasara. Iyon lamang po, kapag po naipasara, mag-iiba na naman ng website,” she said.<div> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/19/buried-underwater-doj-to-vet-new-claims-on-missing-sabungeros-case-1350">Buried underwater? DOJ to vet new claims on &#x27;missing sabungeros&#x27; case</a></div> “So, pero hindi po titigil ang PAGCOR at ang DICT sa pagtanggal ng mga ganitong klaseng website, kaya lamang po ay magiging paulit-ulit dahil paulit-ulit silang nagbabago ng kanilang website,” Castro added. “So, tandaan po natin hindi rin po tutulugan ng gobyerno ang ganitong klaseng mga problema at sabi nga po natin, patuloy po silang nagtatrabaho para po ito ay masawata. At sa tulong po rin ninyo doon sa mga nag-e-endorso kung ito naman po ay hindi lisensiyado huwag ninyo na pong patulan ang ganitong klaseng mga puwedeng pagkakitaan.”

The Philippine government is working to remove thousands of illegal gaming websites operating in the country, a Palace official says.

The Philippine government is working to remove thousands of illegal gaming websites operating in the country, a Palace official says.