Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 3063)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 3063 as amended is to authorize licensed race-tracks and racing clubs and their authorized agents to offer, take, or arrange bets outside the physical location where the horse races are held, specifically within Rizal Province and chartered cities, and to prescribe penalties for violations of this authorization.
The Games and Amusements Board licenses race-tracks or racing clubs to legally conduct horse races and take bets outside the race track.
Bets on horse races may be legally offered, taken, or arranged outside the race track only in Rizal Province and in chartered cities.
No, only licensed race-tracks or racing clubs and their duly authorized agents are allowed to offer bets outside the race track in the specified geographic areas.
Before the amendment, no person was allowed to offer, take, or arrange bets on any horse race or use any device or system for betting outside the track or enclosure where the race was held.
The sale of betting tickets outside the race track must only be made from offices or booths and all sales must be recorded in the race-track before the start of the races.
Violations are punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand pesos and not more than two thousand pesos, or imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
The criminal liability devolves upon the president, director, or any other official responsible for the violation.
The law prohibits maintaining or using any totalizator or other device, method, or system to bet or gamble on any horse race outside the place, enclosure, or track where the race is held, except by licensed race-tracks or authorized agents within the specified areas.
The amendments took effect upon their approval on June 17, 1961.