Gambling

Sat, 27 May 1995

Gambling

According to the May 20, 1995 The Jakarta Post, Tabungan Prestasi Olahraga Nasional (Tapornas) offers the chance for participants to win prizes for investing their money.

Whenever money is paid for the chance to win some sort of prize, as in the raffle prizes offered by Tapornas, it is gambling and thus unacceptable in Islam. No matter how the gambling elements of Tapornas are disguised, such a scheme should not be permitted in Indonesia or any other predominantly Moslem countries. Instead, the government should look for halal (allowed under Islamic law) means of raising money for Indonesian sports.

KEVIN J. DUNPHY

Bandung, West Java

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