Philippines so many sites accessed by Malaysians come from here or the UK. Depositing at websites located in the
Philippines is easiest and most accept bank transfers from Malaysian banks whereas UK sites often require e-wallet accounts. Bet365 is a popular choice with Malaysians plus Ladbrokes and Bwin. Tis is to date the only way Malaysians can
access online casinos, sportsbetting, poker and slots. It is estimated that 20-30 percent of the country’s internet users visit virtual casinos or sports gambling sites. Tere are constant reports of computers being
seized in illegal gambling dens where internet gaming is at its height. But rather than relax the laws there are now plans to impose even harsher penalties on illegal gambling operators.
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 Philippines so many sites accessed by Malaysians come from here or the UK
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
is looking to establish a parliamentary discussion looking at tackling illegal gambling particularly the online type. Malaysia has been waging a war against the
internet café operators for years as they connect up to online gambling sites worldwide. Tey are hard to police as they look like most other businesses but behind the doors players are instead accessing gambling sites. Zahid sees this as abusing the entertainment
licences as they modify their equipment for gambling purposes. He is planning to seek “preventative and
punitive” penalties against illegal offshore online gambling companies who operate in the country but for that to happen new online gambling laws have to be enacted. Malaysians officials have said for years that
the country’s gaming laws need updating as the laws were written long before online gambling was invented
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