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Gonzales vs PAGC

RAMON A. GONZALES, Petitioner versus PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, SPORTS AND GAMES ENTERTAINMENT CORPORA-TION, BEST WORLD GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, BELLE JAI-ALAI CORPORATION, and FILIPINAS GAMING ENTER-TAINMENT TOTALIZATOR CORPORATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 144891 | 2004-05-27

D E C I S I O N



CARPIO MORALES, J.:



At bar is a special civil action for prohibition assailing the constitutionality of the creation of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) as well as the "grant of franchises" by PAGCOR to 1) Sports and Games Entertainment Corporation (SAGE) to engage in internet gambling, 2) Best World Gaming and Entertainment Corporation (BEST WORLD) to engage in computerized bingo gaming, and 3) Belle Jai-alai Corporation (BELLE) and Filipinas Gaming Entertainment Totalizator Corporation (FILGAME) to engage in jai-alai operations.



Ramon A. Gonzales, as a citizen, taxpayer and member of the...