{"id":777046367,"date":"2026-08-19T08:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777046367"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:51:09","slug":"dap-lawmaker-calls-on-kedah-to-accept-malaysia-court-ruling-on-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/dap-lawmaker-calls-on-kedah-to-accept-malaysia-court-ruling-on-gambling","title":{"rendered":"DAP lawmaker calls on Kedah to accept Malaysia court ruling on gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ramkarpal Singh urged Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to comply with the Federal Court decision that overturned the state\u2019s policy on gambling premises licences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Malaysia.- DAP lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh<\/strong> has urged Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor<\/strong> to accept the Federal Court\u2019s decision on gambling licences<\/a> and focus instead on preventing Muslims from taking part in gambling. Ramkarpal said the ruling should be respected after the Federal Court last week dismissed the Kedah government\u2019s application for leave to appeal a decision that declared its policy of stopping the issuance and renewal of gambling-related business licences unlawful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Court\u2019s decision followed a December 2025 Court of Appeal ruling<\/a>, which found that Kedah had exceeded its constitutional powers by imposing a state-wide policy on an issue reserved for the federal government. Sanusi has said that the state government respects the Federal Court decision and is seeking further legal advice on its implications. He also said Kedah must avoid taking any action that could amount to contempt of court.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramkarpal said Sanusi should not look for ways to circumvent the ruling. He argued that licensed gambling is legal in Malaysia and that licences for gambling-related businesses are permitted under the Federal Constitution. Instead of seeking to restrict licensed operators, he said the Kedah government should work with federal agencies to address gambling among Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also warned that attempts to restrict legal gambling could increase activity in the illegal market, including online gambling operated by individuals or criminal syndicates.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Malaysia\u2019s Federal Court rules out appeal over gambling licences in Kedah<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ramkarpal Singh urged Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to comply with the Federal Court decision that overturned the state\u2019s policy on gambling premises licences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777027987,"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 Federal Court in Malaysia has overturned Kedah's policy to cease issuing and renewing gambling premises licenses, asserting that the state exceeded its constitutional powers. A lawmaker urged Kedah's Menteri Besar to comply with the ruling, emphasizing that licensed gambling is legal under the Federal Constitution and warning against the potential growth of the illegal market if legal operations are restricted.","focusai_entities":"Ramkarpal Singh, Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, Federal Court, Kedah, DAP, Court of Appeal","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Kedah","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Kedah's Next Steps?","query":"What specific legal avenues is the Kedah state government exploring to address the Federal Court's ruling, and what are the potential implications for its governance framework?"},{"label":"Impact on Operators?","query":"How does this Federal Court decision specifically alter the B2B\/B2C licensing landscape for iGaming operators seeking to establish or maintain operations within Malaysian states?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[4503,25148,226],"class_list":["post-777046367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-legal","tag-licensing","tag-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046367","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777046367"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777046381,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046367\/revisions\/777046381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777046367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777046367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777046367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}