Practice question
Marco supplies the capital that finances an illegal numbers-game operation but does not personally collect bets. Assuming the facts are proved, which argument is incorrect under RA 9287?
- His conduct may fall within the financier or capitalist definition.
- He cannot be liable as a financier merely because he never personally collected a bet.
- The court should examine his actual role.
- Operational financing is a separately defined role.
- Personal collection is not an indispensable element of financing.
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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