The Wager We Never Voted For
Gambling, governance, and the price of our children's futures
By: Jun Burgos
The numbers gleam — ₱112 billion (US$1.95 billion) annually from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), the country’s third largest contributor of government revenue after the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs. The government reaps another ₱62.35 billion from the Philippine Charity…
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