KUALA LUMPUR: Crackdowns on illegal gambling will continue to intensify, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.<\/p>\n
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said seizures have already exceeded billions of ringgit and assured that the government will not relent in its efforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurbing this requires continuous and coordinated effort. However, it will not be an easy feat, as illegal gambling operators may be based abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey also use complex mechanisms, allowing them to start up and shut down operations almost immediately,\u201d he said during Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Feb 11).<\/p>\n
Curbing this, he said, requires a dual-pronged approach.<\/p>\n
This includes stronger enforcement measures to tackle illegal gambling activities, alongside efforts to enhance public accountability and awareness of actions that contravene the country\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n
He was responding to Fong Kui Lun (PH-Bukit Bintang), who had asked whether the government views action against illegal gambling operators as a complementary measure to plug revenue leakages.<\/p>\n
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