From innocent video games to illicit gambling dens


PETALING JAYA: Operators of illegal gambling outlets have hit upon a new way to hoodwink enforcement authorities by adding a betting element to innocent-looking video games.

Ean Yong Hian Wah, the Selangor state executive councillor for local government, new village development and legalising of factories, said this made it difficult for authorities to catch the culprits in the act of conducting illicit gambling activities.

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