ART. 197.
BETTING IN SPORTS CONTESTS
-The penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both, shall be
imposed upon any person who shall bet money or any object or article of value or
representative of value upon the result of any boxing or other sports contests.
For purposes of this Decree, the following terms shall mean and be understood to
be hereunder indicated.
Acts Punishable:
(a). Betting — betting money or any object or article of value or representative of
value upon the result of any game, races and other sports contests.
(b). Game-fixing — any arrangement, combination, scheme or agreement by which
the result of any game, races or sports contests shall be predicted and/or knows
other
than on the basis of the honest playing skill or ability of the
players or participants.
(c). Point-shaving — any such arrangement, combination, scheme or agreement
by which the skill of ability of any player or participant in a game, races or sports
contests to make points or scores shall be limited deliberately in order to
influence the result thereof in favor of one or the other team, player or
participant therein.
(d). Game machination — any other fraudulent , deceitful , unfair or dishonest
means , method , manner or practice employed for the purpose of influencing the
result of any game, races or sports contests .
PENALTY
Any violation of this Decree , or of the rules and regulations
promulgated in accordance herewith , shall be punished in the
manner following :
a . When the offender is an official , such as promoter, referee,
umpire, judge, or coach in the game , race or sports contests , or
the manager or sponsor of any participating team , individual or
player therein , or participants or players in such games , races or
other sports contests , he shall , maximum period and a fine of
2,000 pesos with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency , at
the discretion of the court .This penalty shall also be imposed when
the offenders compose a syndicate of five or more persons .
b . In case of any other offender, he shall, upon conviction, be
punished by prision correccional in its medium period
and a fine of 1,000 pesos with subsidiary imprisonment in case of
insolvency at the discretion of the court.
ART. 198. ILLEGAL BETTING ON HORSE RACES
-The penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both, shall be
imposed upon any person who except during the period allowed by law, shall be
on horse races. The penalty of arresto mayor or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000
pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who, under the same
circumstances, shall maintain or employ a totalizer or other device or scheme for
betting on horse races or realizing any profit therefrom.
For the purposes of this article, any race held in the same day at the same place
shall be held punishable as a separate offense, and if the
same be committed by any partnership, corporation or association, the president
and the directors or managers thereof shall be deemed to be principals in the
offense if they have consented to or knowingly tolerated its commission.
Acts Punishable:
1. By betting on horse races during the periods not allowed by law.
2. By maintaining or employing a totalizer or other device or scheme
for betting on races or realizing profit therefrom, during the periods
not allowed by law.
Horse races not allowed by law on:
1. July 4th of each year. (Rep. Act No. 137);
2. Dec. 30th of each year. (Rep. Act No. 229);
3. Any registration or voting days. (Rep. Act No. 180, Revised
Election Code); and
4. Holy Thursday and Good Friday. (Rep.Act No. 946)
The race held on the same day and at the same place is punishable
as a separate offense.
The race held on the same day and at the same place, is punished as
a separate offense. (Art. 198, par. 2) It would seem that the penalties
respectively provided in the 1st paragraph shall be imposed.
No liability if there is no betting or use of totalizer.
Horse races may be carried on at any time or place, and prizes or
gifts may be offered, given or paid, to the winner in said races,
provided it is not accompanied by any betting, or the use of totalizer
or other devices for betting money on horse races.
ART. 199. ILLEGAL COCKFIGHTING
The penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or
both, in the discretion of the court, shall be imposed upon:
1. Any person who directly or indirectly participates in cockfights,
by betting money or other valuable things, or who organizes
cockfights at which bets are made, on a day other than those
permitted by law.
2. Any person who directly or indirectly participates in cockfights,
at a place other than a licensed cockpit.
Rules:
1. Only Filipino citizens not otherwise inhibited by existing laws shall be allowed
to own, manage and operated cockpits.
2. Only one cockpit shall be allowed in each city or municipality with a
population of 100,000 or less.
3. Cockpits shall be constructed and operated within the appropriate areas as
prescribed in the Zoning Law or ordinance.
When allowed:
1. Cockfighting shall be allowed only in licensed cockpits during Sundays and legal
holidays and during local fiestas for not more than 3 days; or
2. During provincial, city or municipal, agricultural, commercial or industrial fair,
carnival or exposition for a similar period of 3 days upon resolution of the
province, city or municipality where such fair, carnival or exposition is to be held,
subject to the approval of the Chief of Constabulary or his authorized
representative.
Penal Provisions — Any violation of the provisions of this Decree
and of the rules an d regulations promulgated by the Chief or
Constabulary pursuants there to, shall be punished as follows:
a. By prision correccional in its maximum period' and
a fine of two thousand pesos , with subsidiary imprisonment in case
of insolvency , when the offender is the financier, owner, manager or
operator of a cockpit , or the gaffer , owner manager or operator of
a cockpit , or the gaffer , referee or
bet taker in cockfight ; or the offender is guilty of following ,
promoting or participating in any other kind of gambling in the
premises of cockpits during cockfights .
b . By prision correccional or a fine of not less than six hundred pesos
or more than two thousand pesos or both , such imprisonment and
fine at the discretion of the court , with subsidiary imprisonment in
case of insolvency , in case of any other offender .
Permitting gambling of any kind in cockpit is punished
under the same Decree.
The owner, manager or lessee of the cockpit who shall permit
gambling of any kind on the premises of the cockpit or place of
cockfight during cockfights, violation of the injunction, shall be
criminally liable under Section 9.
Spectators in a cockfight are not liable.
The Decree does not punish a person attending as a spectator
in a cockfight. To be liable, he must participate in the cockfight
as bettor.
