{"id":777038058,"date":"2026-02-16T08:58:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038058"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:22:10","slug":"malaysia-plans-bill-to-combat-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-plans-bill-to-combat-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia plans bill to combat illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The deputy prime minister said the new law would improve the ability of police to respond to cases of illegal wagering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Malaysia.- Malaysian deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof<\/strong> has confirmed that the government is preparing a bill to tackle illegal gambling, with a particular focus on online betting. He stated that the legislation is expected to reach the Dewan Rakyat<\/strong>, the House of Representatives of Malaysia, at the next sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fadillah made the remarks after the handover ceremony of the annual grant to Village Development and Security Committees<\/strong> in Petra Jaya<\/strong>. He warned about the social effects of illegal gambling, particularly on the youth, noting that the legislation would strengthen measures to combat online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deputy prime minister added that the new law would improve the ability of police and other authorities to respond to cases of illegal wagering and related offences. However, the draft legislation is still under consideration and has not been formally named. Authorities are also weighing the option of enacting it as a standalone act or integrating it into current legislation, such as the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953<\/strong>. Fadillah stated: \u201cWhether it will be a special act or incorporated under existing cybercrime legislation is still being studied.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said authorities would continue consultations with stakeholders to ensure the legislation is comprehensive and enforceable once tabled in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Two in 10 youths in Seoul exposed to gambling, survey shows<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The deputy prime minister said the new law would improve the ability of police to respond to cases of illegal wagering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"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":"Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, has confirmed the government is preparing new legislation to combat illegal gambling, particularly online betting, expected to reach the Dewan Rakyat soon. The proposed bill aims to strengthen enforcement capabilities against illicit wagering and address its social impact, with authorities still deliberating whether it will be a standalone act or integrated into existing laws like the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.","focusai_entities":"Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Dewan Rakyat, House of Representatives of Malaysia, Village Development and Security Committees, Police, Authorities","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Petra Jaya","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.85), affiliate_publisher (0.75), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Mechanisms?","query":"What specific enforcement mechanisms will the new Malaysian legislation introduce to combat online illegal wagering, and how will they differ from existing provisions under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953?"},{"label":"Market Impact?","query":"How might the proposed Malaysian legislation impact the operational landscape for B2C operators currently serving the grey market, and what are the implications for potential future B2B\/B2C licensing frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,24628,154,158],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777038058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038058","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777038058"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038067,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038058\/revisions\/777038067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}