Not long after Tan Sri Vincent Tan, the head of Ascot Sports’ parent company Berjaya Corp., lashed out at Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for awarding/waffling/revoking the company’s sports betting license, the PM has backtracked yet again, sort of. Ascot will indeed get its license, says the good PM, just not now. Yes, someday, if/when the anti-gambling Malaysian extremists ever lighten the fuck up, and/or the PM grows a spine, Ascot will be first in line to offer legal sports betting to Malay punters. Somehow, we think Berjaya’s boss will wait until that day to say ‘thanks’. Read more.
Malaysian PM says Ascot will get sports bet license – someday
