FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, August 30, 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that while he was not a fan of online gambling he was unwilling to ban the business, as China has called for, because of the harm that would do to the country's economy.
Duterte, who backed the Philippine gaming regulator's move in late 2016 to license internet gambling, said on Wednesday he would not have allowed this "stupid activity" if there were plenty of jobs available.
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