Lottery hopefuls lose their cool

Lottery hopefuls lose their cool

BANDUNG: Residents set ablaze a motorcycle and a car in front
of a reputed lottery site late Monday. They were reportedly
incensed because there was no announcement of lottery results at
the building, a former showroom.

The incident took place a day after the township branch of the
Association of Islamic Students (HMI) demanded the legislative
council take action against gambling.

"Activists will take care of the matter themselves if gambling
is still rampant within a week," a HMI member said, charging that
police were not doing anything to stop the vice. They said
gambling was burgeoning among members of low-income groups.

West Java Police chief Maj. Gen. Chaeruddin Ismail asserted
that his officers did not tolerate gambling in any form. (43)