LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 816

: The purpose is to discourage and prohibit gambling not regulated or sanctioned under existing laws.
: Games like domino, bingo, poker when not played with five cards stud, cuajo, pangguingue, and mahjong are excluded when played as parlor games or for home entertainment.
: They must be played as parlor games or for home entertainment, not in places habitually used for gambling, and the betting should not be disguised to defeat the intent of the decree.
: The Minister of National Defense, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chief of Constabulary, Director-General HIP, and Chairman Task Force Anti-Gambling.
: It specifies that only poker games not played with five cards stud are exempted, implying five-card stud poker remains prohibited under the decree.
: No, the exemption does not apply to games played in places habitually used for gambling.
: It is issued under the authority of the President of the Philippines, pursuant to the enforcement of Presidential Decree No. 1602.
: It clarifies and limits the scope of prohibited gambling by excluding certain games when played under specified conditions, thereby guiding enforcement agencies in applying the law.