Published: Monday, November 10, 2008 Online-Casinos.com
MALAYSIAN BUSTS CONTINUE
Another 14 arrested for Internet gambling
Police in Kuantan, the capital of Pahang state in Malaysia have continued their clean up raids of cyber-cafes suspected of offering Internet gambling to patrons with the arrest of 17 people in the Gabang area.
Police spokesman Asst Comm Mohd Jasmani Yusoff said that the arrests occurred in raids in which computers and cash were seized. He said the latest arrest took place in a cybercafe in Jalan Besar, Gambang where 14 people, aged between 20 and 50, were detained at about 10.30pm.
“Two of the suspects were workers manning the centre while the rest were customers,” he told the local Star newspaper.
He said various other raids in Kuantan had resulted in the arrests of 55 people and seizure of 38 computers, while in Gebeng, there were 14 arrests and nine computers confiscated.
“All the premises owners will be investigated under Section 4(1)(b) of Common Gaming House Act 1953," the police spokesman confirmed.
The offenders could face a jail term of up to three years or a fine not exceeding RM 50 000 or both if convicted, and may have their cybercafe licenses revoked.
In raids in the area since October 9th, the police have arrested 86 people and seized 62 computer sets worth an estimated RM 186 000.
Reference:http://www.online-casinos.com/news/news7889.asp
This is the news about a cyber cafe offering online gambling services to customers. If the cybercafe found guilty, he may facing a jail term of three years or above and a fine not exceeding RM50,000. It is a serious punishment and the fine is not a small amount. When someone want to go cybercafe to online, please make sure the cybercafe is a legal cybercafe which just offering gaming and online services. If the cybercafe offer online gambling services, please do not enter as you will also being caught if they is a police checking by suspecting u are one of those gambler that gambling using online gambling services offered by the cybercafe.
Another 14 arrested for Internet gambling
Police in Kuantan, the capital of Pahang state in Malaysia have continued their clean up raids of cyber-cafes suspected of offering Internet gambling to patrons with the arrest of 17 people in the Gabang area.
Police spokesman Asst Comm Mohd Jasmani Yusoff said that the arrests occurred in raids in which computers and cash were seized. He said the latest arrest took place in a cybercafe in Jalan Besar, Gambang where 14 people, aged between 20 and 50, were detained at about 10.30pm.
“Two of the suspects were workers manning the centre while the rest were customers,” he told the local Star newspaper.
He said various other raids in Kuantan had resulted in the arrests of 55 people and seizure of 38 computers, while in Gebeng, there were 14 arrests and nine computers confiscated.
“All the premises owners will be investigated under Section 4(1)(b) of Common Gaming House Act 1953," the police spokesman confirmed.
The offenders could face a jail term of up to three years or a fine not exceeding RM 50 000 or both if convicted, and may have their cybercafe licenses revoked.
In raids in the area since October 9th, the police have arrested 86 people and seized 62 computer sets worth an estimated RM 186 000.
Reference:http://www.online-casinos.com/news/news7889.asp
This is the news about a cyber cafe offering online gambling services to customers. If the cybercafe found guilty, he may facing a jail term of three years or above and a fine not exceeding RM50,000. It is a serious punishment and the fine is not a small amount. When someone want to go cybercafe to online, please make sure the cybercafe is a legal cybercafe which just offering gaming and online services. If the cybercafe offer online gambling services, please do not enter as you will also being caught if they is a police checking by suspecting u are one of those gambler that gambling using online gambling services offered by the cybercafe.
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