MMI to allocate 5% of revenue for sports<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Magnum Indonesia (MMI), which is KONI's partner
\nin a planned sports fund-raising program, will earmark 5 percent
\nof its revenue for sports development, an official said.<\/p>\n
While he was insistent that it would be purely door prizes
\ninstead of gambling, Andi Baso, MMI's vice-chairman, said that
\nthe program would begin in the second week of March and would be
\nexpected to garner a rough projection of Rp 5 billion per week.<\/p>\n
\"We expect Rp 3 billion come from ticket sales and the rest
\nfrom sponsorships,\" Andi said during a press conference here on
\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Speaking further about the details of the allocation of the
\nfunds, Andi said that 40 percent of the revenue would be spent on
\nprizes and 36 percent for the operational costs.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Social Affairs will be entitled to 10 percent
\nin the form of tax deductions from the prizes.<\/p>\n
The fund-raising campaign, which comes at time when the
\nNational Sports Council (KONI) is in need of funds to run the
\nsports program, has drawn suspicion that it might be a form of
\ngambling which is prohibited in predominantly Muslim Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Following KONI Chairman Agum Gumelar's defense of the program,
\nMMI also concurred, with Andi trying to convince people that it
\nwould be purely door prizes.<\/p>\n
\"The prizes are not big. However, they aim to encourage people
\nto come to sports events, where they can expect some prizes,\"
\nAndi said.<\/p>\n
With at least a draw a week, MMI, which Andi said is a
\nfranchise -- instead of the subsidiary of the Kuala Lumpur-based
\nMagnum Corporation Berhad -- will be looking to draw 52 times
\nthroughout the year.<\/p>\n
Andi said that the expected Rp 3 million from ticket sales
\nwould be met with the prediction that about 150,000 people would
\ncome to various sports events while the tickets are tagged at Rp
\n20,000 each on average.<\/p>\n
Data of the tickets will be processed online in Jakarta with
\nthe results all accessible to the public.<\/p>\n
There will be 1,200 lucky winners with the prizes to be given
\nin the form TV sets, DVDs, refrigerators, as well as cash.<\/p>\n
However, MMI appears desperate to convince people that the
\nprogram will run as smooth as expected given their lack of
\ncoordination with the KONI-affiliated sports organizations.<\/p>\n
While they are expecting to start in March, on Tuesday they
\ncould not provide the details about what sports or what places
\nwould be their first tournaments.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, KONI's secretary-general said that it was not
\ncompulsory for the sports organizations to team up with MMI.<\/p>",
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