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Anti-Gambling Act of 1907
Law
Act No. 1757
Decision Date
Oct 9, 1907
A Philippine law enacted in 1907 prohibits and regulates gambling activities, defining gambling as playing games for money or value based on chance or mechanical devices, and imposing fines and imprisonment for violators, while also voiding gambling contracts and transfers of property made for gambling purposes.