Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai)
Republic Act No. 954, enacted on June 20, 1953, prohibits unauthorized betting activities related to horse racing and basque pelota (Jai-Alai) games in the Philippines. Only entities licensed by the Games and Amusements Board are allowed to conduct betting on these events, and all betting must occur within designated areas. The Act also prohibits fixing races or games to ensure predetermined outcomes. Violations can result in fines up to two thousand pesos or imprisonment for up to six months, with criminal liability extending to responsible officials in organizations. The law took effect on January 1, 1954.
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- What is Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai) about?
- Republic Act No. 954, enacted on June 20, 1953, prohibits unauthorized betting activities related to horse racing and basque pelota (Jai-Alai) games in the Philippines. Only entities licensed by the Games and Amusements Board are allowed to conduct betting on these events, and all betting must occur within designated areas. The Act also prohibits fixing races or games to ensure predetermined outcomes. Violations can result in fines up to two thousand pesos or imprisonment for up to six months, with criminal liability extending to responsible officials in organizations. The law took effect on January 1, 1954.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 954?
- Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai) (Republic Act No. 954) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai) enacted?
- Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai) (Republic Act No. 954) was enacted on Jun 20, 1953.
- What is the citation for Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai)?
- Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai), Republic Act No. 954, Jun 20, 1953 (Philippines)
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- Republic Act No. 954
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- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 20, 1953
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 954
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH HORSE RACES AND BASQUE PELOTA GAMES (JAI-ALAI ), AND TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION
SECTION 1. No person or group of persons, other than a person, race-track, racing club or any other entity duly licensed by the Games and Amusements Board to conduct a horse race, shall offer, take or arrange bets on any horse or maintain or use a totalizator or other device, method or system to bet or gamble or any horse race.
SECTION 2. No person, race-track, racing club or any other entity duly licensed by the Games and Amusements Board to conduct a horse race shall offer, take or arrange bets on any horse race, or maintain or use a 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. aisa dc
SECTION 3. No person or group of persons shall fix a race for the purpose of insuring the winning of certain determined horse or horses.
SECTION 4. No person, or group of persons, other than the operator or maintainer of a fronton with legislative franchise to conduct basque pelota games (Jai-Alai), shall offer, take or arrange bets on any basque pelota game or event, or maintain or use a totalizator or other device, method or system to bet or gamble on any basque pelota game or event.
SECTION 5. No person, operator, or maintainer of a fronton with legislative franchise to conduct basque pelota games shall offer, take or arrange bets on any basque pelota game or event, or maintain or use a totalizator or other device, method or system to bet or gamble or any basque pelota game or event outside the place, enclosure, or fronton where the basque pelota game is held.
SECTION 6. No person or group or persons shall fix a basque pelota game for the purpose of insuring the winning of certain determined pelotari or pelotaris.
SECTION 7. Any violation of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand pesos or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. If the offender is a partnership, corporation or association, the criminal liability shall devolve upon its president, director, or any other official responsible for the violation. cd
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on January first, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Four.
Approved: June 20, 1953
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 49, No. 9, p. 3800 in September 1953
Cite This Law
Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai), Republic Act No. 954, Jun 20, 1953 (Philippines)
Prohibition Against Certain Activities Involving Horse Races and Basque Pelota Games (Jai-Alai), Republic Act No. 954 (Phil. 1953)
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