Stop Gambling

(Taken from The Star)

I do not agree.

Why do we have to legalise gambling just because we want to keep the money from flowing overseas and boost our economy? Is there no other way? Okay, maybe I  am not that good at economy but any sane people already knows that gambling is not good. It brings more harms than benefits. Maybe we can save billions of  RM from cashing out, but remember we have to deal with the aftermath. Billions of RM will be spend to lower the crime rate, to prevent graft, to stabilise family institution and so on. I am very sure we are at the losing end. 

Moreover, if gambling is legalise I am not sure if the local bookies will still invest their 'money' locally. Surely they will be betting in those lucrative foreign betting channels. And where is our RM, oops, its flowing out to overseas now.

Yes, Chinese love to gamble. It is their passion as long as it involves money. Well, not all Chinese have that passion. Just because few rich Chinese people (okay maybe 'few' is not the word) has the urge to gamble, doesn't mean we have to legalise it. As far as gambling is concern, there are more Malays buying that 4D in those sports TOTO outlets than Chinese. Okay, I don't have the statistics but just park outside those outlets and count how many Chinese and Malays. That is my statistics. Legalising sport gambling means we are producing more lazy Malaysians especially the Malays.

As far as economy is concern, I am sure that we have our way, Malaysian way, to best deal with our economy. Gambling brings more harm to our community. That is why Allah s.w.t prohibit Muslims to gamble. Let's bring end to this industry and invest more in producing more good-quality Malaysians.