When legal betting loses, illegal betting wins

TheStar Sat, Aug 22, 2026 12:00am - 2 weeks View Original


MALAYSIA has a curious contradiction when it comes to gambling. On the one hand, the government licenses and regulates legal number forecast operators (NFOs) such as Sports Toto Bhd and Magnum Bhd.

These companies operate within a legal framework, pay huge taxes and duties, employ thousands of people, support community works including sports development and are subject to regulatory controls.

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Siew Hock Huang
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The Government gives licences to gaming activities and collects taxes besides gets licensing fees.The outlets employ many workers.
The game of chance is the game of fun !
In any game ,there are winners and losers .life itself is a game of chance . A person may take up a job which may be a good or bad one If it is a plum job, life is a game of winter and roses.
if. it is a lousy job, he suffers.

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