{"id":17170,"date":"2021-04-23T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17170"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:07:38","slug":"malaysia-blocks-2195-websites-for-promoting-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-blocks-2195-websites-for-promoting-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia blocks 2,195 websites for promoting online gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has blocked 2,195 websites and 9,765 telephone lines\u00a0for promoting online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.- The<strong> Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)<\/strong> has reported that it has blocked<strong> 2,195 websites\u00a0<\/strong>for promoting online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MCMC said <strong>the measure was taken under the Open Gambling House Act 1953<\/strong>\u00a0after police received multiple complaints from the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also<strong>&nbsp;9,765 telephone lines blocked&nbsp;<\/strong>for sending suspicious spam text messages promoting online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MCMC said the blocks have been carried out<strong> with collaboration from social media companies<\/strong>\u00a0such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days ago, police in Jalan Tun Razak,&nbsp;<strong>carried out a raid on an apartment<\/strong>&nbsp;that was being used as a call centre for&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-11-arrested-over-illegal-online-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illegal online gambling operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Sarawak youth and sports minister<strong>\u00a0Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah<\/strong>\u00a0said\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-online-gambling-rises-during-pandemic\">online gambling had doubled<\/a>\u00a0in the state due to Covid-19 measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has blocked 2,195 websites and 9,765 telephone lines\u00a0for promoting online gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has executed a significant enforcement action, blocking 2,195 online gambling websites and 9,765 telephone lines under the Open Gambling House Act 1953. 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