take place each day. A bet of only can win between and , with payout often depending on the number of entries. A tambiolo (lottery drum) is often used in conjunction with thirty-seven bolas (balls) to mix up the numbers. Despite this, cheating by the operators of the game is still possible. Each of the numbers has a specific association within jueteng mythology. Various superstitions exist as to which numbers should be chosen, and some kubrador even encourage such beliefs by offering to tell someone their lucky numbers based on their dreams; when a kubrador interprets signs for a bettor, this is called degla. Government responses Jueteng is officially illegal in the Philippines, though enforcement of the law is lax. The decentralized nature of the game, and the multitude of operators, make it hard to eliminate. In some areas the game is run by government officials. The penalties for playing jueteng are officially laid out in Republic Act 9287 (based on Presidential Decree 1602); for a simple bettor, the penalty is only thirty to ninety days in jail. Some, such as Justice Marvic Leonen, have questioned the wisdom of going after jueteng bettors when other types of gambling, such as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, are allowed to freely proliferate. This selectivity has also been criticized as it targets the activities of the poor and not that of the rich. President Fidel V. Ramos suggested it should be legalized. Bills to this effect have even been introduced into the Congress of the Philippines. Tackling jueteng was not seen as a priority by President Benigno Aquino III. However, he appointed Jesse Robredo, who worked to eliminate jueteng in the City of Naga while he was its mayor, as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. In 2012 the Pangasinan police chief was fired by the national government for failing to stop gambling, after the Pangasinan Governor was accused of benefiting from jueteng. Six other police chiefs were also fired under similar circumstances. Following Robredo's death in a plane crash, jueteng reportedly expanded. President Rodrigo Duterte suggested the game should be legalized in 2016. Duterte has however taking action against illegal gambling operations, which he accuses of being run under the facade of legitimate government operations. In 2018 Duterte suggested leaving jueteng out of his crackdown on illegal gambling, although this was quickly retracted. In mid-2019 he again announced an easing of a