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Land and Online Casino Poker Dangerous

Gambling in Malaysia is just one of those things that you have to be really committed to the game to attempt. The Malaysian government has come down really hard on the online casinos and land gambling operations that have been busted in the region in the past. And with this past precedent, it’s a wonder that some individuals attempt to run illegal online casino sites while others, like the current case, were busted for a high stakes land-based poker tourney. One of the main reasons the police were able to raid the poker tourney – the details were posted online…not the best way to attempt an illegal operation under the radar of the police.

The Malaysian police were able to arrest 25 individuals in the bust – most between 18 and 30. The poker players registered online according to the police spokesman, and even “banked in a fee to enter the tournament,” and then were able to access all of the poker tournament details. The police used that information to then raid the apartment building where the tourney was scheduled to take place and arrest all of those involved in the running and operation of the game. Online casinos are illegal in Malaysia and although land gambling operations can often fall under the police department’s radar, in this case the information was just too accessible to go unnoticed.

In addition to arresting the 25 young adults and college students involved in the tourney, the police raided the premises and seized all of the laptops, cash, poker tables and other gambling paraphenlia that was scattered around the place in anticipation of the poker tourney. Right now the 25 people arrested have been remanded so that they police can further their investigation into the illegal poker tourney.

This should serve as a clear warning to other land and online caisno gambling operators in the area – the Malaysian government is not going to look kindly on this sort of indiscretion.