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PD 810 Section 4

Section 4

SEC. 4. The total wager fund or gross receipts from the sale of betting tickets will be apportioned as follows: eighty-five per centum (85%) shall be distributed in the form of dividends among the holders of "win" or "place" number or holders of the winning combination or grouping of numbers as the case may be. The remaining balance of fifteen per centum (15%) shall be distributed as follows: eleven and one half per centum (11 ½%) shall be set aside as the commission fee of the grantee, and three and one-half per centum (3 ½%) thereof shall be set aside and alloted to any special health, educational, civic, cultural, charitable, social welfare, sports, and other similar projects as may be directed by the President. The receipts from betting corresponding to the fraction of ten centavos eliminated from the dividends paid to the winning tickets, commonly known as breakage, shall also be set aside for the above-named special project.

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Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationPD 810 Section 4 (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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