RA No. 1602 - Anti Gambling Law
RA No. 1602 - Anti Gambling Law
RA No. 1602 - Anti Gambling Law
1602
(Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling)
Penalties:
(a)
Section 1.
1. Any person other than those referred to in the succeeding subsections who in any manner, shall directly or indirectly take part in any illegal
or unauthorized activities or games of cockfighting, jueteng, jai alai or horse
racing to include bookie operations and game fixing, numbers, bingo and
other forms of lotteries; cara y cruz, pompiang and the like; 7-11 and any
game using dice; black jack, lucky nine, poker and its derivatives, monte,
baccarat, cuajao, pangguingue and other card games; paik que, high and
low, mahjong, domino and other games using plastic tiles and the likes; slot
machines, roulette, pinball and other mechanical contraptions and devices;
dog racing, boat racing, car racing and other forms of races, basketball,
boxing, volleyball, bowling, pingpong and other forms of individual or team
contests to include game fixing, point shaving and other machinations;
banking or percentage game, or any other game scheme, whether upon
chance or skill, wherein wagers consisting of money, articles of value or
representative
of
value
are
at
stake
or
made;
Section 1.
Section 1.
Informer's Reward
Any person who shall disclose information that will lead to the arrest
and final conviction of the malefactor shall be rewarded 20% of the cash
money or articles of value confiscated or forfeited in favor of the
government.
Section 2.
Repealing Clause:
Provisions of Art. 195-199 of the RPC, as amended, RA No.
3063, PDs Numbered 483, 449, 510 and 1306, letters of instructions,
laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, city and municipal
ordinances which are inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed.
Section 3.