Philippine President tells People: “Gamble until you die”

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he’s willing to allow a resumption of online gambling in the Southeast Asian nation if correct taxes are paid and gaming parlours are far from schools and churches. The new president added online gambling to his hit list of vices, with the gaming regulator opting not to renew expired licenses of gaming cafes to prevent poor Filipinos from betting. “I will restore online (gambling) provided taxes are correctly collected and they are situated or placed in districts where gambling is allowed, which means to say, not within the church distance or schools,” Duterte…