10/11/17 Malaysia takes back taxing proposal Whilst the government of Malaysia is evaluating a gaming tax increase, it is not likely to be approved.
09/29/17 Illegal gaming shut down in Malaysia Malaysia is strengthening police forces to set the biggest crackdown on illegal gaming operations.
06/15/17 Penang state denies links to unlicensed gambling Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has denied all possible connections between the Penang state government and unlicensed gambling.
03/29/17 Malaysia officialises gaming crackdown As the government announced this year, the illegal gaming operators will face a major crackdown on their land-based and online platforms.
02/15/17 Malaysia plans stricter rules against illegal gaming The government would establish a special entity to control the gaming industry.
01/10/17 Malaysia to build world’s largest casino cruise The Malaysian company announced that they will start building the ship.
12/02/16 Tan fights for a casino permit in Malaysia The casino billionaire and Berjaya Group founder wants to submit an application to operate a casino in Malaysia.
11/08/16 Malaysia becomes the epicenter of sports match-fixing The country has overtaken Singapore as the principal destination of the illegal activity.
10/24/16 Malaysia not rushed to legalise online gambling The Malaysian police said that they don’t have plans to propose to the government the legalisation of online gambling.
10/04/16 Genting Malaysia sells totality of stake The gaming operator has transferred the last 16.8 percent of its Hong Kong subsidiary.
04/21/16 8,000 phone numbers terminated in Malaysia for sending gambling-based SMS The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission instructed telecommunications companies to terminate the phone numbers for sending SMS related to gambling.
04/15/16 Illegal 4D betting operators are costing Malaysia MYR3 billion The Malaysian government is losing MYR3 billion (US$ 771 million) in tax revenue per year over illegal 4D betting operators.
04/08/16 Genting Malaysia to invest US$2.4 billion into its Resorts World Genting Casino Malaysia had committed to invest US$1.1 billion in 2013, but recently decided to nearly double this amount.
03/21/16 Parliament to address illegal gambling in Malaysia Laws will be amended in an effort to tackle illegal gambling.
03/07/16 Twenty two gamblers arrested in Malaysia The authorities of Petaling Jaya’s also seized RM136,399 (US$33,579) worth of cash and gambling chips.
