Palace: Gov't shut down 7,000 unauthorized gaming websites

The government has shut down 7,000 unauthorized online gaming websites, Malacañang said on Thursday.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro thus said in connection with concerns related to online gaming addiction.

“Ang problema po ngayon ng gobyerno ay marami pong illegal na gaming website at mayroon na po silang 7,000 website na naipasara... Iyon lamang po, kapag po naipasara, mag-iiba na naman ng website,” Castro said at a press briefing.

(The problem is that there are numerous illegal gaming websites, and they have already shut down 7,000 of them. The problem is that they resort to creating newer sites.) 

Castro was particularly asked about an online game, which she said was offered by a licensed gaming website.

She said that there were measures in place to prevent addiction to such games.

''Tandaan po natin hindi rin po tutulugan ng gobyerno ang ganitong klaseng mga problema at sabi nga po natin, patuloy po silang nagtatrabaho para po ito ay masawata,'' Castro said.

(Let's remember that the government will address this problem, and they will continue to work to eradicate this.)  –NB, GMA Integrated News