Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has firmly said "no” to the idea of a possible second casino in the country.
Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2024 on Tuesday (May 14), Anwar said Malaysia is currently focusing on digital transformation, energy transition as well as artificial intelligence sectors.
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Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2024 on Tuesday (May 14), Anwar said Malaysia is currently focusing on digital transformation, energy transition as well as artificial intelligence sectors.
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00:00 Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim has firmly said no to the idea of a possible second
00:08 casino in the country.
00:09 Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum 2024 on Tuesday, the prime minister said Malaysia
00:15 is currently focusing on digital transformation, energy transition as well as artificial intelligence
00:20 sectors.
00:21 Anwar said these are the sectors, among others, that are adequate to push future growth.
00:27 Therefore, under his administration, Anwar said there is no need for a second casino
00:31 in the country.
00:32 Anwar was asked whether Malaysia is considering allowing a second casino licence under the
00:36 Madani government.
00:38 Previously, the prime minister had repeatedly denied a foreign news report about the possibility
00:43 of issuing a second casino licence in forest city Iskandar Putri, Johor.
00:48 Malaysia has granted only one casino licence, which was issued to Genting in 1969.
00:54 The group also has casino operations in the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore.
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