In
line with the goals and objectives envisioned behind its establishment
and pursuant to its various mandates, the GAB is provided with complete
power and authority to perform the duties and responsibilities inherent
in the work aspects cited hereunder.
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
The GAB is empowered to fully implement and enforce laws, rules
and regulations governing the conduct of all professional sports
and games locally and the activities of professional athletes, game
officials and officiating sports personnel.
PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING AND SUPERVISION
The GAB issues and grants, upon application and after full compliance
with all requirements therefor, license to professional sports practitioners
and monitors their performance and activities to obviate any infraction
of the terms and conditions of such licenses.
ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS
The GAB issues, upon compliance with requirements and payment
of the prescribed fees, permits for the holding of professional
sports contests and competitions and regulate and supervises the
actual conduct thereof.
RULE
MAKING
This Board formulates, adopts and promulgates rules, regulations,
guidelines and policies to govern the conduct of professional sports
and games and the activities and responsibilities of professional
athletes.
QUASI-JUDICIAL
ADJUDICATION
The GAB may initiate, undertake, hear and decide any investigation
for any violation of its rules and regulations concerning professional
sports and games and, in connection therewith, may issue subpoena
and subpoena duces tecum.
EXAMINATION
OF BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS
This agency or its duly authorized representative may inspect and
examine the financial records and books of accounts of any professional
sports leagues and associations to protect and safeguard the interest
of the government and the general public.
BETTING
SUPERVISION
The GAB oversees the betting aspect of horseracing and computes
with accuracy and exactness the total proceeds therefrom and ascertains
the distribution of the prescribed shares to the winners and other
beneficiaries.
SUPERVISION
OF INTERNATIONAL COCKFIGHT DERBIES
This Board issues, upon compliance with requirements therefor,
permits for the holding of international cockfight derbies, accredits
cockpit officiating personnel, supervises the actual holding of
such promotions and prescribes policy guidelines for the issuance
by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of permits for the importation
of foreign-bred gamecocks for competition purposes during such derbies.
ANTI-ILLEGAL
GAMBLING OPERATIONS
The GAB conducts surveillance activities and search and seizure
operations for purposes of preventing the existence and proliferation
of illegal bookie joints and other organized forms of illegal gambling
in professional sports and games, and apprehending, and instituting
criminal action against perpetrators thereof.
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