BETVISA Meron Wala: What Each Side of the Bet Means
Meron wala names the two sides of a sabong bet: meron is the favoured side, carrying the bigger center bet, and wala is the underdog side, both called out by the kristo before a fight starts.
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BETVISA Dehado Meaning
Dehado meaning, in sabong, is the underdog gamecock; its opposite, llamado, is the favourite.
BETVISA PD 449
PD 449 is the Cockfighting Law of 1974: it licenses one cockpit per city or municipality, restricts fights to approved days, and says nothing about tupada or the online sabong suspension that arrived decades later.
BETVISA Tupada
Tupada is the Filipino term for a cockfight held outside a licensed cockpit, and it is illegal gambling under PD 1602 — not a grey area PD 449 happens to skip.
Meron wala is the simplest pair in sabong vocabulary once it’s explained once: meron is the favoured side, backed by the bigger center bet, and wala is the underdog side. Every cockpit bet in the Philippines splits along this line, called out by the kristo standing in the pit before a fight starts. The same terms were used for online sabong too, before that version came under nationwide suspension in 2022.
Meron Wala: The Two Sides of Every Cockpit Bet
Side
What it means
Meron
The favoured side, carrying the bigger center bet
Wala
The underdog side by stake
Meron Meaning: Why the Favourite Gets Called First
What meron tells a bettor:
Which side the crowd’s bigger money is already on.
Which gamecock the kristo currently reads as favoured.
Nothing about the fight’s actual outcome — favourites lose constantly in the pit.
Wala Meaning: The Underdog Side, Explained
Wala tracks the same underdog idea as dehado, but the two words are not identical in what they name: wala describes the side of the bet, while dehado describes the underdog gamecock itself. For the bird rather than the side of the money, the dehado meaning breakdown covers llamado and dehado in full.
Names
Points at
Meron / Wala
The side of the bet
Favourite side / underdog side
Llamado / Dehado
The gamecock
Favourite bird / underdog bird
Kristo Sabong: Who Calls the Bets
The kristo, also called taga-taya, is the bet-taker who stands in the arena itself and takes wagers from the crowd by hand signal rather than a betting window. Kristo sabong is a distinct role from either bettor or handler: the kristo does not own a bird in the fight and profits from taking bets on both meron and wala, not from either side winning.
What a kristo does:
Stands in the pit itself, visible to the whole crowd.
Reads and calls the center bet split between meron and wala.
Signals which side still has room for more bets, by hand.
Settles the payouts once the fight ends.
Sabong Kristo: The Same Job, Licensed or Not
A sabong kristo works the same way whether the fight is inside a cockpit licensed under PD 449 or at an unlicensed tupada — the hand signals and the bet-taking role don’t change with the fight’s legal status. What changes is which law applies to everyone in the crowd.
PD 449 covers the licensed side of the fight these bets are actually placed on.
FAQ
What does meron wala mean?
Meron is the favoured side of a sabong bet, backed by the bigger center bet. Wala is the underdog side by stake. Every cockpit bet in the Philippines splits along this line.
What is the difference between meron/wala and dehado/llamado?
Meron and wala name the side of the bet; dehado and llamado name the gamecock itself. Meron and llamado both point at the favourite, wala and dehado both point at the underdog.
What does a kristo do in sabong?
The kristo, also called taga-taya, stands in the arena and takes bets from the crowd by hand signal, calling out meron and wala and settling payouts once the fight ends.
Is a kristo's job different at a tupada?
No. The role and the hand signals work the same way whether the fight is inside a cockpit licensed under PD 449 or at an unlicensed tupada. What changes is which law applies to everyone watching.
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