Online Sabong in the Philippines: Suspended Since 2022, With No Lobby Exception
By TAYA777 Editorial Team
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Here is the call, made first: online sabong is under nationwide suspension. The halt came on 3 May 2022. The date on Executive Order No. 9 is 28 December 2022; President Marcos signed it, and it directs that all e-sabong operations stay suspended.
Everything else on this page is the reasoning behind that ruling and how to read a website that claims otherwise. No betting route of any kind appears here.
What online sabong covers under the order
The suspension is wider than people expect. Section 1 of the order reaches both the broadcast and the bet, and it does not care where the server sits.
| Activity | Under Executive Order No. 9 | The call |
|---|---|---|
| Live-streaming a cockfight outside the cockpit | Suspended | Off the field |
| Online or remote betting on a streamed fight | Suspended wherever the platform is based | Off the field |
| Off-cockpit betting booths on streamed fights | Suspended | Off the field |
| Traditional cockfight at a licensed cockpit | Not covered by the suspension | Stays in play under existing laws |
Enforcement runs through PAGCOR, with the DILG and PNP directed to assist and to act against violators. The order took effect immediately. Asked about revival in September 2024, PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro Tengco said the agency would follow the order and had not spent time studying a return. For the full chain of dates and clauses, see the e-sabong legal status notes.
The payments side moved in step. BSP Memorandum Circular 2022-026, issued in May 2022, limited BSP-supervised institutions to gambling businesses the government had authorized. E-sabong merchants came off e-wallets, GCash and PayMaya among them.
Searching sabong online: what the results usually are
Anyone typing that phrase is shown streams, Telegram groups and link pages that all imply a working route. Here is how to rule on them.
- A page claiming a licence for online cockfight betting is claiming something the order does not leave open.
- A casino lobby, however large, does not carve a way around the suspension by listing a themed game.
- A familiar logo proves nothing. Check any operator against the PAGCOR’s online casino licensee list before trusting it.
TAYA777 is a useful example of the difference. Its navigation has no Sabong tab: its lanes are Slot, Fishing and Table, then Live Casino, Bingo and Sports, with Lobby, Hot and Favorite up front. A few sabong-named titles sit in the catalogue, which the sabong-themed casino titles page goes through, and they are no opening onto live fights or bets on them. Press Join 76JL anywhere here and you land on 76JL, a different casino, and nothing on this page points anyone to a cockfight wager, there or anywhere else; for the brand’s own standing, read the legit or not check.
Red flags to watch for
- A private chat offering a sabong link. The betting is suspended; the invitation is the warning.
- A “licensed e-sabong” badge. Before the suspension PAGCOR did regulate licensed e-sabong; that history is not a current permission.
- Pressure to send money to a personal wallet. Stop there, keep a screenshot, and use PAGCOR’s route for reporting illegal gaming sites to the CICC, since a saved image outlasts a deleted page.
If betting has stopped being a choice, the responsible gaming numbers answer at any hour, and the casino blog home has the rest of these rulings.
How to Get Started
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Take the ruling as given
Nationwide means nationwide: Executive Order No. 9 leaves every e-sabong operation shut. A site offering live fights and bets online is on the wrong side of that order.
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Check what a site really is
Compare any lobby or link against PAGCOR's published lists before giving it money or your details. A familiar logo on a page proves nothing.
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Leave and report if pressed
Close a site that pushes sabong betting through private chats. For an illegal site, PAGCOR's responsible gaming page sends your report to the CICC.
