Sports Betting
Dr Rais said that the revenue from sports betting will be only used to finance the under privileged non-Muslims. Now all non-Muslims will be grateful to BN and we will vote BN.
By Krishna M Singh
Every mother’s son in UMNO, MCA, the newspapers and NGOs have had their say on why Sports betting should be legalized. Suddenly, the UMNOputras have started to champion the rights of the non-Malays, especially the rights to the Chinese, to gamble. The Chinese should now be grateful and remember to vote BN.
Dr Rais even went on to say that the revenue from sports betting will be only used to finance the under privileged non-Muslims. Now all non-Muslims will be grateful to BN and we will vote BN.
The police have been out every time on raids and scoring success after success in catching those involved in illegal betting. Even VIPs are involved in running these syndicates, it seems. Vincent Tan’s newspaper carry these reports on their front pages.
Since I am also a mother’s son, I also want to have my say.
Legalizing sports betting will not stop illegal betting. We have legalized 4-D, Toto and horse race punting. Has it stopped illegal betting? If anyone wants to know the answer, ask the IGP or the Home Minister.
Since we want to recognize the rights of the Chinese to gamble, can we now start licensing gambling dens so that the Chinese can play mahjong and card games in their own town or neighbourhood without having to go to Genting Highlands? I also like to play gin rummy and I am always unable to find 4 friends to play with regularly.
We then should also have legalized jackpot machine shops in every nook and corner so that any citizen with rights to play on these machines can do so without any fear of being caught.
Operators of illegal dens, once legalized, do not have to bribe police to stop the raids. There will be less corruption.
Finally, instead of just making Vincent Tan, who is already rich beyond the dreams of many people, wealthier, why does the government not grant licences to more people so that the wealth is spread around? After all, the others also have a right to be rich and the government must recognize this right. And maybe this will really stop illegal betting.
Then send someone to Singapore to study how their Singapore Pools have been set up to regulate all gambling activities. Singapore has a well managed system.
All revenue from gambling activities should only be used for the education of the non-Muslims. Otherwise, there will be all kinds of leaks and wastages. We have enough creative people who can think of such devious schemes.
Now that I have said my piece, I hope my mother will be happy and RIP.
