Stand-up Comedian Alex Calleja shared that he refused to be like other influencers who were promoting gambling on social media.
In his tweets, Alex shared that he was being offered to promote certain online gambling but quickly refused it because he was also a gambler before.
According to him, he spent most of his time in casinos in the past, losing a big chunk of his money.
Calleja said that he decided to stay away from his vices in 2019.
“Marami ang lumalapit sa akin para mag-endorse ng mga online gambling. Hindi ko tinatanggap kasi dati akong sugarol. Inaamin ko, dati akong sagurol. Laman ako ng casino dati. RW, Okada, Solaire, COD at dyan sa New World Manila. Malaki rin napatalo ko sa sugal.” Calleja said.
“Buti na lang, pagdating 2019, nagising ako at nagbago. Naputol ko lahat pati na rin paninigarilyo at pag-inom. Dumating pa ang pandemic na lalong nagpatibay sa pagbabago ko. Kaya naman against ako sa gambling lalo na sa mga online gambling na pwedeng gawin kahit saan.” he added.
Buti na lang, pagdating 2019, nagising ako at nagbago. Naputol ko lahat pati na rin paninigarilyo at pag-inom. Dumating pa ang pandemic na lalong nagpatibay sa pagbabago ko.
Kaya naman against ako sa gambling lalo na sa mga online gambling na pwedeng gawin kahit saan. (2/3)
— Alex Calleja (@alexcalleja1007) April 16, 2023
He then urged the netizens to stay away from gambling, saying that it would only ruin their lives.
“Walang magandang dulot ang sugal. Walang nananalo sa sugal. Sisirain niyan ang buhay niyo na. Maniwala kayo, galing na ako dyan. Kung mahal niyo pamilya niyo at sarili niyo, utang na loob, itigil niyo na ang sugal!”
Walang magandang dulot ang sugal. Walang nananalo sa sugal. Sisirain niyan ang buhay niyo na. Maniwala kayo, galing na ako dyan. Kung mahal niyo pamilya niyo at sarili niyo, utang na loob, itigil niyo na ang sugal! (3/3)
— Alex Calleja (@alexcalleja1007) April 16, 2023
Netizens praised Calleja for changing himself for the better and criticized the influencers who kept promoting online gambling to earn money from commissions for every bet of their followers.