Malaysia legislation
Section 24
Section 24
(a)
makes or enters into a bet upon the result of a horse race, whereby he agrees to pay to the other party to the said bet, if the latter should win the bet, a sum of money the amount of which is dependent upon the result of the working of the totalizator on the said race;
(b)
sells or offers for sale, or who purchases from any person referred to in paragraph (a), any ticket, card or thing entitling or purporting to entitle the purchaser or holder thereof to any interest in the result of the working of the totalizator on any horse race; or
(c)
makes any contract or bargain of any kind to pay or receive money upon an event determined or to be determined by the result of the working of the totalizator on any horse race, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(2)
Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) shall not apply to the Board or any officer, agent or employee of the Board or any turf club while engaged in the lawful conduct of any totalizator or totalizator agency in accordance with an approved scheme.
Investment on totalizator after time of race prohibited