Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has backed legal sports betting

Published: Thursday June 24, 2010 MYT 12:59:00 PM
Rafidah backs legal sports betting
By IZATUN SHARI

PETALING JAYA: Former Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has backed legal sports betting saying it will help regulate gambling among non-Muslims.

She emphasised that the issue was about regulating sports betting through licencing to curb the spread of illegal gambling, which had been going on for many years.

“If it is not regulated, we will not be able to know who’s gambling. Maybe underage are gambling. There will be no legal recourse if they are cheated,” she said.

The former senior minister said by regulating sports betting, conditions such as minimum age, maximum betting amount and where gambling operations are carried out, could be laid out.

“Now, illegal syndicates do not have to pay taxes and they play by their own rules. Who knows what their rules are.” she said.