Allow a casino in Sabah, PBS man urges PM
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Bersatu Sabah has urged the Prime Minister to consider approving a casino licence for Sabah, to further boost the State's tourism. Its Batu Sapi MP, Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah, said the existing law like that applied at Genting Highlands can be applied for the casino in Sabah.
"Kundasang in Sabah has the same climate and environment like Genting.
In Sabah now there are 44 jackpot licences and 425 jackpot machines if all these 425 jackpot machines are placed in one building, it is already a casino," he said. Edmund, who fully supported the proposed introduction of sports betting, believed opening a casino in Kundasang would also improve the local economy.
"If not for the casino in Genting, there will be no indoor and outdoor theme parks, no Arena of Stars for international stars and shows.
There will not be thousands of rooms up there and no millions of people going there and no millions of ringgits being earned," he explained.
He hoped Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would be open-minded and far-sighted enough to consider it before Singapore decides on building more casinos on the island republic.
Never satisfied for what they had!
BalasPadamcasino in Sabah?
BalasPadamthis proposal only invite more criticism from various parties..
BalasPadamno need to rush.. public opinion should be considered first.
BalasPadamno need to build the casino in Sabah.. Sabah still has much potential to bring more money.. the Singapore decide to build they casino because of they have no choice.. but we have a lot of choice..
BalasPadamMay be some people see this as a positive guide to improve our economy and some may disagree with this proposal. But as for me, i am agree to have our own theme park here.
BalasPadamOpening up a casino is not the only choice. There are still many ways to improve local economy. Theme park would be a good option.
BalasPadamMakin banyak la orang berbunuhan gara2 x dapat bayar utang di casino.
BalasPadamThere are many other ways to attract tourist, not necessary with a casino.
BalasPadamCasino is good if most of us are millionaires and billionaires.LOL.
BalasPadamCasino or not, gambling is still widely available in the state, 4D outlets, jackpot machines, cock fights...
BalasPadamSabah akan menjadi lebih miskin selepas ini.
BalasPadamI bet those opposition parties will be screaming non stop.
BalasPadamno need casino in kundasang sabah. sabah have much potential apart build casino. so think the good for sabah.
BalasPadamCasino in Sabah? No need lah..there are a lot of thing we can do in Sabah besides "gambling"..
BalasPadamWe have a lot of 4D shops and Jackpots slots machines and why would they want to have a casino? We are no Singapore. Genting has one so it's enough lah..Gambling is addicting.
BalasPadamEntah mimpi apa yang si Edmund dapat ni sampai boleh bagi idea buka casino di kundasang. Duii na mesti telampau tengok movie ni dia. hehehe
BalasPadamApapun saya harap kerajaan kan kaji hal ni sebelum membuat sebrang keputusan.
Secara peribadi, saya lebih suka jika kundasang dikekalkan sebagai kawasan hijau dan bukannya buka kasino boleh. Lagipun tanpa kasino, saya yakin tourism sabah masih mampu berkembang maju :)
BalasPadamplease don't do it.. Kundasang also one of the tourism destination in Sabah and has a big potential in agriculture industry..
BalasPadamI have no reason to oppose gambling but I dare to say NO to casino in Kundasang. It will deteriorate the whole sceneries of Ranau.
BalasPadamKasino bukan la pilihan yang tepat bagi Kundasang. Bagus buka satu galeri sayur terbesar.
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