Stop SMS gambling
Stop SMS gambling
From Republika
A betting game under the guise of an SMS quiz with prize
money, which in Malaysia has been declared to be gambling, has
absorbed a lot of funds from the public and it should be banned.
The Indonesian Ulema Council should urge the government to
prohibit gambling through SMS quizzes. It only pays a few million
rupiah to several winners while the financiers scoop billions of
rupiah.
For instance, if 100,000 SMS participants pay Rp2,000 per
message, the quiz bosses will get Rp200 million in a single
round, so that in a week with seven rounds the amount received by
the financiers will further multiply.
M. ADIL
Jakarta
From Republika
A betting game under the guise of an SMS quiz with prize
money, which in Malaysia has been declared to be gambling, has
absorbed a lot of funds from the public and it should be banned.
The Indonesian Ulema Council should urge the government to
prohibit gambling through SMS quizzes. It only pays a few million
rupiah to several winners while the financiers scoop billions of
rupiah.
For instance, if 100,000 SMS participants pay Rp2,000 per
message, the quiz bosses will get Rp200 million in a single
round, so that in a week with seven rounds the amount received by
the financiers will further multiply.
M. ADIL
Jakarta