Reports SPORTS-BETTING ASIA - PART 2
Essential facts about sports-betting in Malaysia
Non remote operators Pan Malaysian Pools Lottery operators
3 (Sports Toto, PMP, Magnum)
Outlets 680 Sports Toto 500 Magnum
Revenues RM3.38bn Sports Toto RM2.8bn Magnum
Horse Tracks Online market Remote licences
3
illegal none
Licensing Betting Control Unit
Singapore and Malaysia by the British in 1802. Racing clubs were established in the country in 1864 with the Penang Turf Club to be the first to be set up followed by the Perak Turf Club in 1886 and Selangor Turf Club in 1896. Te Malayan Racing Association which was
founded in 1896 represents these three clubs (plus the Singapore Turf Club). Totalisator was computerised in 1976 and
computerised telephone betting was launched in 1982 to replace the manual system. In 1987 a central computerised betting system was installed to link the three racing clubs. Tickets can be bought at the turf clubs and Kuantan and Kuching off-course centres. Te Penang Turf Club is the oldest of the three
clubs in Malaysia and founded in 1864. It moved locations in 1939 to Batu Gantong whilst an extension was added in 1978. Capacity is 14,000 and it is on a 270 acre site with a 1,900m long racetrack. It also houses an 18 hole golf course. Te Perak Turf Club dates back to 1886 when
a first meet was held in Taiping. Te Ipoh Gymkhana Club began in 1913 on a new course in Ipoh and in 1926 the Perak Turf Club was officially launched at its present premises in Jalan Tambun. In 1971 it was equipped with a new grandstand. Capacity is 15,000 and the racetrack is 1,800m long. Te Selangor Turf Club was founded in the
late 1800s when British officers created a venue for their recreational activities. In 1896 Selangor Turf Club moved to Jalan Ampang and then in 1992 it then relocated to a brand new state-of- the-art racecourse built in Sungei Besi. Te club can accommodate up to 25,000 visitors and the track is 2,000m long.
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Malaysian Pools and horse racing tickets for bets can be purchased at Da Ma Cai outlets. Net dividends are donated to Te Community Chest project, an independent non profit charitable organisation which provides funding for schools and learning institutions. Meanwhile Malaysia’s only racebook operates
via the Royal Sabah Turf Club located in the region of Sabah which is East Malaysia located on the island of Borneo. Te club hosted the first thoroughbred race in 2010 in the region and provides one of the few legal wagering options in Malaysia. Sportech Racing announced a pari-mutuel
services agreement with the turf club in 2015 which saw them provide the club with a centralised racing betting system and provisions
for 300 Sportech WAVE teller terminals. Te new system was integrated into the Tambalang Racecourse and expanded their off track betting facilities. Sandakan Turf Club (operated by Everise
Ventures) also operates in Sabah since 1975 and has 40 outlets in East Malaysia and is also the only 4D forecast pools operator in the region, whilst Sports Toto operates here too.
ONLINE Although online betting is very popular in
Malaysia, with such a strict non gambling policy in Malaysia the main option for players is to gamble using foreign sites as there is no law to permit legalised online gambling operators. Malaysian police have no jurisdiction over sites operated from Cagayan Freeport in the
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