Legalizing gambling...are you in favor or not?

Gambling has always been illegal in the Philippines but still a lot of people are enticed in these activities for they make money out of it. It is in gambling that poor and rich people became equal. Poor people who cannot afford would be forced to borrow money for gambling. Rich people in the other hand would just waste their money for gambling. What good does gambling bring? It will just make poor people poorer and rich people richer.

How much more if it will be legalized? Only the rich people would benefit because they will get the money of the poor people. I have to make a stand. I am not in favor of legalizing gambling. It would bring more poverty. It would be more beneficial if the rich people will donate that money to charitable institutions for in that way they are helping their fellows. At the same time many would benefit in that act.

If gambling will be legalized, all people might become gamblers and there would be chaos. Killings here and there. Robbery will be rampant also because people may think that it is the only way to become rich. It is a common knowledge that all people wanted to be rich. So, even in the most risky activity, they would go just to survive.

If gambling will be legalized, then the Philippines will become home of gamblers. Even now that it is not yet approve to legalize gambling, it is still rampant in the country. Politicians especially, are also engaged in this kind of business. They make money out of the stupid people for them to be rich which is a kind of injustice.

Jueting is one of the kinds of gambling. We can recall that former President Estrada, was jailed because of this type of gambling. We can just imagine that even the highest ranking official of the Philippines had engaged in gambling. How much more “small people” especially those who are really in need of money. It just proves that legality does not matter. Legal or not, people are already engaged in it. We cannot stop them because it became their livelihood. It is how they raise their family to be able to survive.

For those rich people, they should not waste their money rather invest it to worthwhile business that would benefit not just themselves but all people as well.

For those poor people, you better look before you leap. Your money will be more wasted in gambling than buying food for your family. Gambling is not the only answer to poverty. Wake up and get a job! Let your children study and invest in their future. Don’t put your future in gambling because you have no future in there. You are stupid if you let yourself be fooled by gambling. Remember that in gambling, the poor become poorer and the rich become richer. I am not in favor of legalizing gambling and I will never be. It will not do good to us.