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Mobile Online Gambling Not Acceptable

The Malaysian government has really begun to strongly enforce anti-land, mobile, and online casino gambling activities in the country. Just last days ago several Victor Chandler employees were arrested in Malaysia for suspected internet gambling activities. The latest issue though comes from a mobile phone company is Malaysia which apparently crossed the thin line between offering a sweepstakes and running promotions that belong at the online casinos. Celcom Mobile launched an SMS texting “100 days, 100 cars” sweepstakes program that Malaysian authorities claim resembles gambling.

Malaysia is a mostly Islamic nation and land and online casino gambling is expressly forbidden in Islamic religions. The Malaysian authorities received complaints from players about the Celcom promotion because the promotion involves very heavy texting charges to all of those who enter the sweepstakes. While this does not outright mean that the mobile promotion is a form of online casino gambling, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has ordered Celcom to stop the promotion.

Celcom though firmly asserts that the promotion is not a form of gambling – online casino or otherwise, and is awaiting a judgment on the case from Islamic authorities. The Commission contends, "We found that it is a misleading promotion. We have told Celcom to end the contest and refund all participants." The texting fees are astronomical higher than regular texting fees – those opposing the online mobile promotion note that the 5 ringgit texting charge (regular texting is a mere 0.20 ringgit) is like a buy-in to the game, thus making it a form of gambling.