Law Summary
Definition of Illegal Gambling Activities
- Illegal or unauthorized games of cockfighting, jueteng, jai-alai, horse racing, including bookie operations and game fixing
- Lotteries such as numbers, bingo, and others
- Dice games such as cara y cruz, pompiang, and similar
- Card games including baccarat, poker and derivatives, blackjack, lucky nine, monte, panggruingue, and others
- Tile games like mahjong, domino using plastic tiles
- Mechanical gambling contraptions like slot machines, roulette, pinball
- Various races including dog racing, boat racing, car racing
- Individual or team sports contests with wagers including basketball, boxing, volleyball, bowling, ping pong
- Banking or percentage games and any game involving wagers of money or valuables, based on chance or skill
Penalties for Participants
- Persons participating in illegal gambling (other than those noted specifically) face prision correccional in medium period or fine 1,000 to 6,000 pesos
- Recidivists face prision mayor in medium period or fine 5,000 to 10,000 pesos
Penalties for Venue Owners and Permitting Gambling
- Persons knowingly permitting gambling in places they own/control
- If done in reputed gambling places or public/government buildings: prision correccional in maximum period plus 6,000 pesos fine
Penalties for Maintainers and Conductors of Gambling Schemes
- Maintain or conduct illegal gambling schemes face prision correccional in maximum period or fine 6,000 pesos
- Government officials maintaining, conducting or banking gambling schemes face prision mayor in medium period with temporary absolute disqualification or fine 6,000 pesos
- Same penalties for government officials involved as players, promoters, referees, judges, umpires, or coaches involved in game fixing or other machinations
Penalties for Possession of Gambling Materials
- Possession, knowingly and unlawfully, of lottery lists or materials used in games like jueteng, jai-alai or horse racing bookies face prision correccional in medium period or fine 400 to 2,000 pesos
Penalties for Barangay Officials Neglecting Duty
- Temporary absolute disqualification for barangay officials who fail to abate recognized gambling houses or places within jurisdiction
Penalties for Security Personnel Aiding Gambling Activities
- Security officers, guards, watchmen, and private detectives affiliated with premises known for gambling face prision correccional in maximum period or fine from 500 to 2,000 pesos
Informers Reward
- Informers providing information leading to arrest and conviction rewarded 20% of confiscated cash or articles for government
Repealing Clause
- Repeals inconsistent provisions from Revised Penal Code Articles 195-199, R.A. 3063, P.D. 449, 483, 510, 1306, letters of instruction, laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, and city or municipal ordinances
Effectivity
- Decree takes effect immediately upon publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation