Archbishop Voices Concern With Game Show Gambling In Philippines

Poverty is something people of the Philippines are used to dealing with. Out of the poverty comes the need to gamble hoping for a quick fix. At least that is the opinion of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Philippines President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo.

"It has become part of the Filipino culture, the culture of gambling. It is a sign that Filipinos are poor. That people will resort to all sorts of things such as gambling just to get money," said Lagdameo in an interview on the Catholic Church's Radio Veritas 846 yesterday.

He also said that game show gambling is becoming increasingly popular. People are trying their luck on these game shows to become instant millionaires, which is leading to frivolous spending.

"Such games are what you call easy-to-get-rich, and, therefore, whoever wins the big prize gets this feeling that it is easy to earn money. And because he did not work hard for it, the tendency is to spend it unwisely," he said.

He was not alone is his feelings towards gambling. Other Archbishop's also agreed with his ideas on gambling. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal believes that it is up to producers of these game shows to monitor themselves.

"Respect the religion sensitivity of the audience. There must be a respect for that," he said. Vidal believes that the game shows should be more careful about how they market themselves to people in the Philippines.

July 13, 2008
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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