More than 21,000 outlets for lotto, Small-Town Lottery (STL) and other betting areas for other numbers games have been shut down as police implemented the closure order of President Duterte who declared illegal all the franchises and licenses granted by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, spokesman of the Philippine National Police , said that most of those closed were STL betting outlets with 13,320, followed by lotto outlets at 5,187.
Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, director of the National Capital Region Police , said that they have already closed down all lotto and other betting outlets for PCSO-licensed games in Metro Manila. He said that a total of 1,653 lotto outlets were closed, including those in malls and other business establishments, while 349 STL outlets were shut down.
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