{"id":777015929,"date":"2024-05-29T09:32:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015929"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:45:53","slug":"malaysia-97-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-97-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia: 97 arrested for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those arrested were allegedly involved in online gambling, unlicensed lottery and cockfighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia.- Police in Sarawak carried out<strong> 73 raids <\/strong>at premises allegedly involved in online gambling, unlicensed lottery, and cockfighting during a two-day operation May 25 and 26. The operation resulted in <strong>the arrest of 97 people<\/strong>. Police seized 36 mobile phones and RM66,591 in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sarawak police commissioner <strong>Dato Mancha Ata<\/strong>, the raids resulted in the opening of investigation papers under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953. This section carries a fine of between RM10,000 and RM100,000 for each gambling machine seized, along with a maximum imprisonment of five years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding cockfighting gambling activities, offences will be investigated under Section 73(1)(g) of the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999, which carries a fine of not more than RM2,000, a jail term of not more than six months, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to The Borneo Post, commissioner Mancha said police will take strict actions against individuals involved in operating or organising illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-6-arrested-over-alleged-gambling-and-scams-call-centre\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Malaysia: 6 arrested over alleged gambling and scams call centre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those arrested were allegedly involved in online gambling, unlicensed lottery and cockfighting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Police in Sarawak, Malaysia, conducted 73 raids over two days, arresting 97 individuals allegedly involved in illegal online gambling, unlicensed lottery, and cockfighting. The operation resulted in the seizure of cash and mobile phones, with investigations initiated under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 and the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999. Authorities emphasize strict action against organizers of illegal gambling.","focusai_entities":"Dato Mancha Ata, Sarawak police","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Sarawak","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Market Integrity","query":"What is the estimated GGR impact of these illegal operations on the regulated iGaming market in Malaysia, and how do such enforcement actions contribute to enhancing market integrity for licensed operators?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy","query":"How do the penalties under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 and the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999 compare to international best practices for deterring illegal gambling, and what further legislative enhancements are being considered?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777015929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777015929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777015942,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015929\/revisions\/777015942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777015929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777015929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777015929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}