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Philippines Does Not Want Online Casinos

Online casino gambling in the Asian-Pacific area is a really sticky subject for two major reasons: one, the international internet gambling industry is pushing hard for the opening of this region, and two, the various governments are strictly against the expansion of internet gambling in any form. The latest news out of the Philippines is a big push to shut down the Meridien Vista Gaming Corp. This company offers a form of internet gambling that the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) has deemed illegal and out of the bounds of the law. CEZA is now looking to delist this company because of its attempts to offer forms of online casino gambling to the region.

On the flip side, Meridien Vista claims that the game they offer is unlike the online caisno gambling industry in every way, and unlike both small town lotteries and Jueteng. Jeuteng is an immensely popular game throughout Asia and has been played for decades in varying forms. Basically the game is a form of betting game that offers some extremely long odds on the bets – each play there is only a 1/666 chance of hitting the right number combination and thus taking home winnings. This game is only growing in popularity despite heavy laws against it (both on land and at the online casinos).

So, for the Spanish-owned Meridien Vista, association with this game is unwanted…but it does bet the question, if Meridien isn’t operating Jeuteng, and it isn’t offering a lottery format, just what gaming product is the company offering that is so taboo in the CEZA?