Practice question
An illegal numbers-game operator directs collectors and receives their remittances. A second person merely places a bet, and a third knowingly permits the operation to use her building. The prosecution proposes one identical role classification for all three without proving additional facts. What does RA 9287 require?
- Treat all as financiers because they were present.
- Acquit the operator unless he personally bought a ticket.
- Identify and prove each person's statutory conduct; betting, operating, and allowing use of premises are separately addressed.
- Treat the building owner as a bettor in every case.
- Ignore the distinction because every role carries the same statutory penalty.
Legal references
- RA 9287, Sections 2–9, illegal numbers games: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9287_2004.html
- PD 1602, illegal gambling, as amended by RA 9287: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1602_1978.html
- Bustillo v People, G.R. No. 216933, March 15, 2021, main decision, illegal numbers games and proof: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/mar2021/gr_216933_2021.html
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