Police warningBookies are illegal STL operations that maintain unauthorized betting stations in remote areas to avoid detection by authorities. “There are financiers willing to fund bookies operations because there are lots of bettors. STL bet collectors were being lured by bookies operators to submit their collections to illegal outlets in exchange for a higher commission. “Without STL around, bookies or jueteng operators, even the small-time financiers, will have a fiesta. Madrideo warned displaced STL workers against engaging in illegal gambling.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 01, 2019 20:37 UTC