Penghu will have its second casino referendum on Oct. 15. The day before voting, the pro-casinos "Alliance Promoting Internationalization of Penghu" formed a convoy of 80 vehicles and toured around Penghu Island, criticizing President Tsai for interfering in the democratic process. They stated that relevant regulations will be set up and they encouraged people to vote "yes". The anti-gambling alliance canvassed the streets on foot, asking people to vote against the casino.

==CHEN MENG, Internationalize Penghu group Convener==
Democracy wins over politics!
Let's go!

Internationalize Penghu group Convener Chen Meng denounced the DPP officials for opening trying to sway its party members. The pro-casinos camp believes that the democratic mechanism has lost to political maneuvering. On Oct 14, a convoy showing signs and slogans in support of the casino bill toured around the Penghu Island. Chen also said that legality will not be an issue.

==CHEN MENG, Internationalize Penghu group Convener==
When the referendum is passed, we will fight for regulations to be set up. It will be hard, but we will no be afraid. We will do our best. The county magistrate has said that if the referendum is passed, the county government will work on passing a casino bill in the legislature. That's the goal we are after.

The anti-gambling alliance, on the other hand, has decided to do the foot work, going to local markets to call on people to vote against the referendum.

==ANTI-GAMBLING ALLIANCE MEMBER==
Tomorrow is the referendum day.
We have to go vote.
We have to vote no.

The anti-gambling alliance is taking to the streets to encourage people to vote. They believe that the anti-gambling camp has more support among the local residents. They are also holding a concert on the eve of the referendum to gain more support. However, Penghu District Prosecutor Wu Hsun-Lung pointed out that the Offshore Islands Development Act and Referendum Act need to be amended.

==WU HSUN-LUNG, Penghu District Prosecutor==
If the casino referendum is passed, casinos are will be built. Billions of dollars will be invested. However, the anti-casinos camp will for sure push for another referendum. If people voted down the next referendum, the government will have to pay for the losses of building casinos.

Both sides have been mobilizing and motivating people to vote. However, Penghu residents mostly think they already know how they're going to vote, and the referendum has not generated as much as excitement compared to 7 years ago.


TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU


澎湖博弈公投前一天，支持同意的澎湖國際化推動聯盟出動80多部車輛，以車隊繞行澎湖本島，批評總統蔡英文以政治干涉民主，同時宣示過關後專法也能上路，要大家投下同意票，而反賭聯盟則以步行方式掃街，要不同意的鄉親一定要出來投票，衝高投票率，集體向博弈公投說不。



出發前，澎湖國際化推動聯盟召集人陳猛代表發出怒吼，對於民進黨從總統、行政院長到立法院總召，公開影響民進黨黨員意志，促賭方認為公民機制已經輸給政治操作，上午發動車隊，貼著同意公投標語，浩浩蕩蕩從辦公室出發，一整天繞行澎湖本島，展現同意博弈公投的決心，他也向澎湖鄉親表示，過關後適法性沒有問題。

==澎湖國際化推動聯盟召集人 陳猛==
公投過了要爭取博弈專法
會有瓶頸會有困難
但是我們不會害怕
我們會全力爭取
因為縣長已經跟我們宣示說
只要公投一過的話
縣政府會積極來爭取
博弈專法的立法
這是我們努力的目標


反賭聯盟則堅持一步一腳印，走進市場，直接面對選民，呼籲大家投下不同意票。


站在街頭要大家出來投票，反賭聯盟表示，目前反賭擁有較高支持度，但就怕民眾不願出來投票，晚間還要舉辦音樂會，凝聚更多支持力量，只是，第一次博弈公投未過關，今年又捲土重來，七年前在最後關鍵時刻深具影響力的檢察官吳巡龍就表示，離島建設條例10之2條和公投法，都有修法的必要性。

==澎湖地檢署檢察官 吳巡龍==
真的公投通過
那也因此設立觀光賭場
投資幾十億甚至一兩百億
反賭方一定會再連署再公投
到時候公投決定不設立觀光賭場
那今年公投過了設立的觀光賭場
不是變成政府要賠嗎


最終關鍵時刻，只要贏一票就是獲勝，雙方積極動員催票，不過，澎湖民眾普遍認為，自己心中早有定論，比起七年前選情較為冷淡。

記者 李淑蘭 許政俊 澎湖報導