Filipino fiestas have always carried a certain kind of magic. There is the smell of street food floating through the air, loud music coming from speakers fighting for their lives, blinking carnival lights, and rows of perya booths filled with players hoping to win prizes they absolutely do not need but desperately want anyway. For…

It is a known fact that gambling has been always an integral part of life for hundreds or even thousands of years. This entertaining aspect can be found in various cultures around the globe. For example, gambling appeared more than 4,000 years ago in China, and more than 2,000 years ago in Greece. Speaking about…