MALAYSIANS HAVE RAIDED ALMOST 3 000 EGAMING PREMISES
THIS YEAR
3 July 2009
Minister promises more of the same for
'illegal' gambling operators
Malaysia's minister for Home Affairs, Datuk Seri
Hishammuddin Hussein has revealed that the police have
taken action against e-gambling in raids on 2 900
premises, where some 2 600 persons have been arrested
and charged from January to May 2009.
“We view
this [illegal e-gambling offence] seriously because if
it's not controlled now, it may lead to other crime and
may increase the rate of crime,” he said at a
Parliamentary lobby on Wednesday.
“When a person
gambles, he will be in debt and he may turn to an Ah
Long, or rob, or be involved in snatch thefts to fulfill
his addiction,” he said, adding that government has to
look at the issue comprehensively.
Hishammuddin
said he would work closely with the Criminal
Investigation Department to focus on the Federal
Territory and Selangor for now.
“We are on top of
it. We will announce from time to time on the arrests
made,” he said.
On Tuesday, the local Star
newspaper front paged a report on illegal Internet
mini-casinos through the use of computers in the Klang
Valley following the introduction of new software linked
to gambling providers in Hong Kong and the Philippines.
The Home Ministry is also working closely with Bank
Negara and foreign embassies to tackle the online
gambling threat, the Minister revealed, adding that his
ministry has identified 2 500 websites offering online
gambling.
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