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Article 2020

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The loser in any game which is not one of chance, when there is no local ordinance which prohibits betting therein, is under obligation to pay his loss, unless the amount thereof is excessive under the circumstances.

Official text — RA 386

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