Gambling

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