Gaming laws : Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 (Act 289), Betting Act 1953 (Act 495) and Pool Betting Act 1967 (Act 384) : with notes on cases : practitioner's .... Courts in Malaysia have ruled online gambling an offense under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953..

The Betting Act 1953 (Malay: Akta Pertaruhan 1953), is a Malaysian law enacted to suppress betting houses and betting in public places. Property, Value. dbo .... Lau cited Singapore's Remote Gambling Act 2014 which aimed to curb online gambling, adding that Malaysia needed something similar.

“This law .... Both the Common Gaming Houses Act and the Betting Act, enacted in 1953, require revisions to keep pace with technological advancements..