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Act No. 1757 Section 11

Act No. 1757 Section 11

Section 11

SEC. 11. Any game of cards at which more money is lost by any person engaging in such game than should be lost by a person of his financial condition, taking into consideration all his responsibilities, his honest debts, and the injury done to his family or others dependent upon him for their support, is a gambling game, and all persons engaging in such game shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten pesos nor more than five hundred pesos, and all winners engaging in such game shall be jointly and severally liable to the loser in such game for the amount lost.

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CitationAct No. 1757 Section 11 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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