Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PRESCRIBING HIGHER AND SIMULTANEOUS PENALTIES OF PRISON TERM AND FINE FOR VIOLATIONS OF GAMBLING LAWS WHENEVER THE OFFENDER IS THE MAINTAINER, CONDUCTOR, BANKER OR GAMBLING LORD, AND ADDITIONAL PENALTY IF THE OFFENDER IS A POLICE OR MILITARYOFFICER OR PERSONNEL OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1602
Date filed
August 28, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03025 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PRESCRIBING HIGHER AND SIMULTANEOUS PENALTIES OF PRISON TERM AND FINE FOR VIOLATIONS OF GAMBLING LAWS WHENEVER THE OFFENDER IS THE MAINTAINER, CONDUCTOR, BANKER OR GAMBLING LORD, AND ADDITIONAL PENALTY IF THE OFFENDER IS A POLICE OR MILITARYOFFICER OR PERSONNEL OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1602 |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Current penalties for illegal gambling "are proverbial slaps on the wrist, virtual incentives for gambling to proliferate. This bill remedies this by proposing INCREASED penalties. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-08-28 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 1998-09-03 |
Abstract
Rationale: Current penalties for illegal gambling "are proverbial slaps on the wrist, virtual incentives for gambling to proliferate. This bill remedies this by proposing INCREASED penalties.
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