The Legalization of Jueteng in the Philippines Jueteng originated from China. It came from two words “jue” that means “flower” and “teng” which means “bet”. It is Illegal but is still being played by both poor and rich and it is a widely popular game. The Present Administration of the Philippines and the Church is against its legalization while other politicians and the people involved with the game continue to persuade them to legalize it. Jueteng is an illegal game played in most
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Jueteng in the Philippines is a problem of previous administrations and now a big challenge to President-apparent Noynoy Aquino on whether to legalize or put an end to it. What is jueteng? It is an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines that originated from China meaning "flower" (jue) and "bet" (teng). Players need to choose 2 numbers from 1 to 37 and place their bets. There is no limit as to the number of bets. The players’ numbers and bets are gathered by the "kubrador" (sort of collecting
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Jueteng has been very famous here in the Philippines and is widely patronized by Filipinos although it is illegal. According to some‚ it is something that shouldn’t exist but there’s more into it. As Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and other lawmakers proposed jueteng legalization‚ lots of contradicting and supporting ideas in this regard were brought up. What if it will be legalized? Will it be a friend or a foe? Despite all the scandals and criticisms that it is encountering‚ jueteng will
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Michelle Angela M. Nazar February 5‚ 2013 Sociology 195 – T Dr. Gloria Luz M. Nelson Review of Related Literature 1. Individual‚ family‚ and peer correlates of gambling‚ (Langhinrichen-Rohling‚ Rohde‚ Rohling‚ & Seeley‚ 2004). This study‚ which can be found in the Journal of Gambling Studies‚ took place on 2004. Its research question was to determine the family‚ individual‚ and peer factors that correlate with adolescent gambling. The methodology employed was
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Ramon Lacroze English 120 o Professor Lopes April 4‚ 2012 Legalization of Marijuana The debate over the legalization of Marijuana is one that has been argued for decades. Since it’s total prohibition in 1961‚ marijuana has continued to be the most used black market drug. The fact of the matter is that the prohibition of cannabis may be hurting our country more than it is helping it. The benefits of legal cannabis outweigh the costs. One of the huge consequences of marijuana prohibition is that
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English IV 5 January 2010 Legalization of Marijuana Thesis: Even though marijuana is illegal under federal law‚ a select handful of states have made the choice to allow doctors to prescribe it to patients that suffer from certain medical problems. Intro A. Cultural phenomenon B. Growing acceptance C. Thesis II. Medicinal Uses A. Treatment for glaucoma‚ AIDS‚ and Cancer B. Alternatives to Marijuana C. Effects on MS patients III. The Possible Start of Legalization A. Obama’s new approach
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cigarettes. Currently‚ the US law stands firmly against the notion to legalize marijuana‚ but‚ really though‚ why? Why shouldn’t it be legalized? There are many positive sides and many negative sides to this argument. Personally‚ I support the legalization of marijuana‚ but I am intrigued to learn more about why some people are so against it. In the article “Why We Should Not Legalize Marijuana‚” by Dr. Robert L. DuPont‚ he claims that legalizing marijuana would have more negative effects than
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Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime ‚ drug use‚ and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby‚ civil libertarians‚ and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement
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Adedeji Taylor 10/16/2014 Legalization of marijuana. Growing Up‚ everyone said that‚ “Drugs are bad for you”‚ time and time again. Now as a kid you don’t really understand the reasoning behind it‚ they listen to your authority figures regardless. This people are being told this their entire life‚ when they get older they realized that people would still use drugs even though it’s illegal. Why would someone go against the law and jeopardize his life just to use drugs‚ the drug that I am talking
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Strayer University | The legalization of marijuana | English 215 | Bateney Avril Cassandra Dettman7/25/2011 | Fifty years from now‚ the United States (U.S.) population started to know some new drugs like marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ and psychedelics. So the drug started to explode and the U.S. Government needs to find an effective way to solve the problems. In 1973‚ the U.S. created the Drug Enforcement
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