Residents want 'casino' closed

Tue, 28 Dec 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Residents of Gunung Sahari Utara subdistrict, Sawah
Besar, Central Jakarta, demanded on Monday that the police close
down a slot machine center on Jl. Rajawali Selatan.

Gunung Sahari Utara neighborhood head Martono said the
residents claimed the center -- located close to a mosque --
would harm the community's moral values.

Martono said the facility, which operates 150 slot machines,
opened just two weeks ago. The owners had convinced locals that
the place would benefit the neighborhood as it could provide jobs
for everyone.

However, Martono said, the center could only employ 15 people
at most.

A complaint on the gambling center was submitted to the local
police, but no apparent action has been taken, and the center
remains open. -- Antara

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