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Will sports betting be legalised or not in Malaysia? The question has resurfaced in the wake of a parliamentary reply from premier and Finance Minister Najib Abdul Razak that once again leaves the matter wide open.

Replying Mahfuz Omar (PAS-Pokok Sena), he said the government has yet to award any licence for betting services tied to the ongoing Fifa World Cup 2010.

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Berjaya Corporation aims to start sports betting operation as early as August and raise RM800 million to finance the venture, claims DAP publicity chief Tony Pua today.

This was revealed in an information memorandum by Berjaya Corp subsidiary Sports Toto (M) Sdn Bhd, copies of which were distributed by Pua at the Parliament lobby today.

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PAS today urged the Council of Rulers to intervene against the federal government decision to issue a sports betting licence.

While handing a protest memorandum to the keeper of the rulers’ seal Engku Ibrahim Engku Ngah (middle) at his office at the Istana Negara today, PAS vice president Mahfuz Omar said such a move would be detrimental for the youths.

“Football clubs and their players are idolised by youth so we are afraid that this will hurt the young,” he said.

He also said that the government’s argument that government regulated sports betting operations would curb illegal betting was unreasonable.

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A large protest against the federal government’s decision to legalise sports betting was held after Friday prayers at the sleepy hollow of Bachok, Kelantan this afternoon.

Organised by the Anti-Gambling Campaign, otherwise known by its Malay acronym Keji, the demonstration drew 2,000 angry protestors.

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