Key Takeaways
- Philippines House of Representatives member, Samuel Pagdilao, has introduced a bill to monitor internet gambling in order to protect children.
- The current legal position in the Philippines was defined by a Court of Appeals judgment in 2012, which ruled that online gambling was not punishable under Philippine law.
- Samuel Pagdilao was the head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) when the 2012 judgment was released
- Now that he is a politician, he is turning his words into action with a bill which would only allow online gambling at PAGCOR licensed sites.
Former policeman and now member of the Philippines House of Representatives, Samuel Pagdilao, has introduced a bill to monitor internet gambling in order to protect children.
