Malaysian Managers in Online Gambling Bust

Police in Penang, Malaysia busted a factory manager and two engineers taking a coffee break at the E-Gate complex….and using the free WiFi facilities to do a little online gambling and sportsbetting while they relaxed.

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Mon, June 25th, 2007

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Gambling casinos history:

  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
  • In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.