Malaysia<\/a>, although Noor said that this was a tougher proposition because police had limited technology and personnel to gather evidence.<\/p>\n\u201cShutting down online gambling is complicated as they mostly operate through servers located overseas,\u201d he said. \u201cThey mask their software through local servers to avoid being detected by authorities.<\/p>\n
The new task force, however, will benefit from the input of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, as well as local internet service providers, while officers will undergo special training to enhance their digital knowledge.<\/p>\n
The committee will also have the power to review laws and scrutinise cases inform to future legislation, Noor said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Malaysia is stepping up its efforts to stamp out illegal gambling, but first it must purge its police force of the corrupt officers that facilitate it. Gambling is largely illegal in the predominantly Muslim country, apart from the national lottery and a limited amount of on-track horse race betting, while casino gaming is restricted to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":59709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Malaysia Declares \u2018All Out War' on Illegal Gambling, Culls Corrupt Cops<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n