Module 12 (Crime Against Public Morals)

Define gambling

• Any game or scheme,

  • whether upon chance or skill, wherein wagers,

  • consisting of

    • Money,

    • Articles, or

    • Value, or

    • Representative of value

• Are at stake or made

Define illegal numbers game

Any form of illegal gambling activity which uses numbers or combinations as factors in giving out jackpots

What games are excluded in gambling

• Domingo

• Binger

• Poker when not played with five cards stud

• Cuajo

• Pangguingue

• Mahjong

The games listed in LOI 816 are excluded from gambling

• Exclusively intended for parlor games or home entertainment

• Not played in places habitually used for gambling

• Betting is not disguised to defeat the intent of PD 1602

What are the punishable acts in gambling

• Bettor

• Personnel or staff

• Allows his vehicle, house building, or land to be used in the operation of the illegal numbers games

• Collector or agent

• Coordinator, controller, or supervisor

• Maintainer, manager, or operator

• Financier or capitalist

• Protector, or coddler

When can public officials be held liable

• If acting as collector, agent, coordinator, supervisor, maintainer, manager, operator, financier, or capitalist

• [For law enforcers] Failure to apprehend perpetrators of any illegal numbers game

What is the liability of a guardian or parent

Inducing a minor to commit any of the offenses in the Illegal Gambling Act

What is a collector or agent

• Any person who collects, solicits, or produces bets in behalf of his/her principal for any a numbers game who is usually in possession of gambling paraphernalia

What is a coordinator, controller, or supervisor

• Any person who exercises control and supervision over the collector or agent

What is a maintainer, manager, or operator

• Any person who maintains, manages, or operates any illegal numbers game in a specific area from whom the coordinator, controller, or supervisor and collector or agent takes orders

What is a protector or a coddler

• Any person who lends or provides protection, or receives benefits in any manner in the operation of any illegal numbers game

Does being a spectator make one liable for illegal gambling

No

What are the elements in grave scandal

PSP

1. Offender performs an act

2. Such act is highly scandalous as offending against decency or good customs

3. Highly scandalous conduct does not fall under any other provision under the RPC

4. Acts complained of are committed in a public place or within public knowledge or view

What is the definition of Immoral Doctrines in Immoral Doctrines, Obscene Publications, and Exhibitions

Publicly expound or proclaim doctrines openly contrary to public morals

What is punishable under obscene publication in Immoral Doctrines, Obscene Publications, and Exhibitions

AEO

1. Authors of obscene literature, published with their knowledge in any form

2. Editors of such literature

3. Owners / operators of the establishment selling the same

What is punishable under exhibitions and indecent shows in Immoral Doctrines, Obscene Publications, and Exhibitions

Those who in

• Theaters

• Fairs

• Cinematographs

• Or any other place

Exhibit indecent or immoral plays, scenes, acts, or shows — whether live or in film, including:

• Those that glorify criminals or condone crimes

• Serve no other purpose but to satisfy the market for violence, lust, or pornography

• Offend any race or religion

• Tend to abet traffic in and use of drugs

• Contrary to LMC-PP

What are the elements of white slave trade

1. Engage in the business of prostitution

2. Profiting by prostitution

3. Enlisting the services of women for the prostitution