It's "business as usual" for operators of the illegal numbers game swertres as City Mayor Dan Lim accuses the national government's inconsistent policy towards illegal gambling.
During an interview over dyRD's Inyong Alagad yesterday, the mayor categorically denies receiving "protection money" from financiers here.
Lim declared that Provincial Police Director SSupt. Edgardo Ingking's call for an all out war against swertres is "only good in theory" but is impractical.Although the city mayor said he sympathizes with Ingking, the police provincial director's campaign against the illegal numbers game could not succeed as "the government's policy on illegal gambling, particularly on swertres is inconsistent.
The mayor pointed out that while the government has initially declared that swertres is illegal, it later used the daily Sweepstakes Lotto draws of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to also hold swertres draws.
The government, through the PCSO has allowed swertres betting and even went further by holding two lotteries everyday.
According to Lim, aside from the inconsistency, he also finds no serious implementation of anti illegal gambling laws.
Likewise, the mayor cited the minimal penalties for those who are apprehended for illegal gambling.
Lim said he does not agree that gambling has become a culture for Filipinos.
He said many of the unemployed resort to betting in an illegal numbers game such as swertres in the hope of winning a big amount of money as a means of meeting their daily needs.
According to Lim, he will get the overall sentiment of city residents regarding swertres. If the public decides that it should be eradicated, then he will lead in the campaign.
The mayor said that the only way to eliminate the illegal betting of swertres is to stop the PCSO draws and closing down lottery outlets.
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