KUALA LUMPUR: Kelantan’s PAS-led administration will ask the state legal adviser to review its recent decision to ban the sale of lottery tickets, according to Rasah MP Anthony Loke.
He told reporters covering Parliament that he and three other Pakatan Rakyat leaders discussed the issue this morning with Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat.
The others were Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong, PKR information chief Mohamad Nur Manuty and PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali.
He said they considered the argument that the legal definition of “lottery” made it different from 4D and that lottery operations did not require physical premises.
“Lottery is something different,” he said. “The sale of lottery can be anywhere. It can be sold by disabled persons or old folks.”
The Kelantan government became the target of heavy criticism recently after news broke that it would ban lottery sales. Even DAP, an ally of PAS in Pakatan Rakyat, condemned the move.
Loke said Barisan Nasional would take advantage of the situation to try to split the Pakatan alliance.
According to a press statement issued by Nik Aziz, the Kelantan state government had been discussing the issue of gambling with several NGOs and representatives of various religions since 1991 and had asked local authorities to draft regulations prohibiting gambling activities in shops and other buildings.
Nevertheless, the statement added, the local laws on gambling needed to be in line with the Federal Constitution.
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