What are the laws about gambling in the Philippines?Gambling has been a popular activity in the Philippines since the sixteenth century, and it remains so today. The country is home to more land based casinos than Macau. In addition to the prominence of casinos, lottery based games and betting on horse racing are also very popular in the country.
In the past, there was little control over the gambling that took place in the Philippines. This has now changed and the government controls much of the gambling industr... continue reading
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His intentions migh... continue readingAccording to the new Gallup poll the approval rating for president Trump has hit a new low after the failure to pass a new health care bill. The previous low was 37%, the new low came yesterday when the Gallup poll revealed the recent polling numbers which showed 36% approval rating and 57% disaproval rating.
The p... continue readingTrump has made quite a few announcements and Tweets about President Obama's wiretapping lately.
Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!
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Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president... continue readingDonald Trump said in an interview yesterday on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" that "I can't [take racist accusations personally]...I have to write it off as purely politics. It just seems the other side whenever they are losing badly they always pull out the race card."
While Trump says it's all about politics, and he do... continue readingIt hasn't been exactly confirmed as an alternative fact yet, and definitely not a fact, but according to Trump Obama is behind the White House leaks, well, probably, definitely, possibly, maybe.
In the beginning of February Trump said that his calls with the leaders of Australia and Mexico were leaked by Obama peopl... continue readingAnother day, another tweet. Trump has just asked in Twitter why the media hasn't reported his big achievement of lowering the national debt by $12 billion, or $400 million a day during his first 30 days in office. While he doesn't seem to grasp the issue, economists have already started trying to explain him that, man,... continue readingAnyone who relies on mainstream media for news has a one-sided view; it masquerades as the truth, but it is a mixture of lies and propaganda. The aim of the media today is to misinform, manipulate and make you afraid.
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