SEAsiaReview:Malaysia SEAsiaReview:Malaysia
Asia and its Hotel and Resorts division
saw revenues of MYR266m in 2008. MALAYSIA:VITALSTATISTICS
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
The company’s Gaming and Lottery Population: 25,715,819
Management sector has four divisions Land Area: 329,750 sq.km
which include Sports Toto Malaysia, Median age: 24.9 years
Prime Gaming Philippines, International Languages: Bahasa Malaysia
Lottery and Totalizator Sytems and (official), English, Chinese, Tamil,
Berjaya Lottery Management. Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Currency: Ringgits (MYR)
Sports Toto Malaysia was incorporated in Government: Constitutional
1969 by the government of Malaysia and Monarchy
the company was privatised in 1985 when Chief of State: Sultan MIZAN
Vincent Tan through his private company Zainal Abidin (King since 2006)
acquired 70 per cent of the paid-up Head of Government: Prime
capital. Minister NAJIB Tun Razak (since
2009)
Sports Toto is the wholly owned Cabinet: Cabinet is appointed by
subsidiary of Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad the Prime Minister from among the
(BToto) and principal activities include members of parliament with
the operations of Toto betting, leasing of consent of the King.
online lottery equipment and the
manufacture and distribution of Casinos: 1
computerised lottery systems. Casino Operators: 1
Casino Slots: 4,000
BToto is Malaysia’s only national lotto Gaming Tables: 430
operator and offers six games which are Gaming Arcades: 63 (925 slots)
drawn three days a week. Tickets are sold Gaming Revenue: US$1bn
via some 680 outlets throughout
Malaysia.
of British Residents which advised Malay
Internationally the company supplies and rulers.
maintains a computerised online lottery
system in the Philippines and in the USA On the island of Borneo, Sabah was
Btoto’s subsidiary International Lottery governed as the crown colony of British
and Totalizator System is a supplier of North Borneo while Sarawak was
online computerised wagering systems acquired from Brunei as the personal
worldwide. kingdom of the Brooke family who ruled
as white Rajahs.
BToto saw revenues in 2008 of
US$999.5m, a growth of 6.7 per cent from After the Japanese invasion during World
the previous year. War II support for independence grew.
The Malayan Union was established in
Vincent Tan has always hoped the 1946 was dissolved in 1948 and replaced
government will relax its gaming laws by the Federation of Malaya which
and permit further expansion although restored autonomy of the rulers of the
due to its Muslim majority this is deemed Malay states under British protection.
unlikely.
During this time guerrilla operations were
Last year the government quietly awarded launched to force the British out and the
the three gaming companies 10 more Malayan Emergency lasted from 1948 to
draws per year in a bid to boost flagging 1960. Independence was granted in 1957.
government revenues.
In 1963 Malaya along with the British
Each draw typically adds MYR16-21m to crown colonies of Sabah, Sarawak and
total sales and the government benefits Singapore formed Malaysia. The Sultanate
from gaming and pool betting taxes on There are constant reports of computers Lastyearthe followed in the 2nd and 3td centuries a colony there. Meanwhileonline In 1824 the British took control of of Brunei withdrew from the merger.
each draw whilst special draws come in being seized in illegal gambling dens governmentquietly whilst the Buddhist kingdom of Ligor gamingremainsillegal Malacca following the Anglo-Dutch treaty
for an extra 10 per cent tax on net sales. where internet gaming is at its height awardedthethree took control of Kedah in the 11th century The sons of the last Sultan of Malacca inMalaysiaalthoughit which divided the Malay archipelago The early years of independence were
whilst there have been reports of some gamingcompanies10 and used it is a base to attack Sri Lanka. established two sultanates elsewhere in issaidthatatleast20 between the two with Malaya being in the marred by conflict with Indonesia and
The additional draws could net Kuala banks in Malaysia permitting transactions moredrawsperyear the peninsula and after the fall of Malacca percentofthe British zone. race riots which saw the launch of the
Lumpur alone some extra MYR130m in to overseas gaming sites. inabidtoboost During that first millennium many of the three nations struggled for the control of country’sinternet New Economic Policy to promote equality
extra revenues. flagginggovernment Malays adopted Hinduism and Buddhism the Malacca Strait. The conflict went on usersregularlyvisit In 1826 Britain established the Crown of all races.
HISTORY revenues. and the use of the Sanskrit language until until 1641 until the Dutch eventually virtualcasinosor Colony of the Straits Settlements uniting
Meanwhile online gaming remains illegal There is a deep ancestry in the Malay they eventually converted to Islam. gained control of Malacca. sportsgamblingsites. Malaya, Penang, Malacca and Singapore Between the 1980s and 1990s Malaysia
in Malaysia although it is said that at peninsula which dates back to the initial and the island of Labuan. experienced significant economic growth
least 20 per cent of the country’s internet settlement from Africa over 50,000 years In the early 15th century the Malacca Britain established its first colony in the under the leadership of Mahathir bin
users regularly visit virtual casinos or ago. Sultanate was established by Prince Malay peninsula in 1786 with the least of By the turn of the 20th century the states Mohamad and saw the country shift from
sports gambling sites. Parameswara but in 1511 Malacca was the island of Penang to the British East of Pahang, Selango, Perak and Negeri an agricultural based economy to one of
The Chinese and Indian kingdoms conquered by Portugal which established India Company but he Sultan of Kedah. Sembilan were under the de facto control manufacturing and industry.
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