“Sabong” or the placing of bets on live cockfighting is an established tradition in the Philippines that dates as early as three thousand (3,000) years ago. The gaming activity is essentially placing two roosters/cocks in an arena and betting on which between the two comes out victorious. Regulation of live cockfighting in cockpit arenas is regulated by the Local Government concerned.

Sabong has cultural and traditional value in the Philippines as a national pastime leisure. Pool betting or pari-mutuel system of determining the payout or dividend rate is utilized as opposed to traditional bookmaking which is generally utilized in sports betting. Sabong is a recurring match with a very short interval between each fight or match as opposed to the scheduled sporting events in sports betting, e.g. basketball, football, etc.; d. In terms of pacing, results or outcome of a sabong fight or match in general is quick and fast. In terms of the betting behavior, sabong aficionados bet and re-bet in one fight or match after the other.