Gambling helps to pay for funerals in the Philippines


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A card dealer shuffles a deck next to his son during a local version of poker known as "pusoy", in Angeles city, north of Manila, Philippines, May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

A card dealer shuffles a deck next to his son during a local version of poker known as pusoy, in Angeles city, north of Manila, Philippines. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

When paying your final respects to a relative or friend, the last thing you might expect to see at the wake is people placing bets on a card game or bingo. Not in the Philippines.

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