I LLEGAL online gambling is rampant, as revealed by this newspapers Special Probes Team. This, despite a directive issued by the inspector-general of police (IGP) in October for all state police chiefs to act against the criminals. A one-week ultimatum and threats of a four-hour transfer order if they failed to clamp down on these activities obviously fell on deaf ears. Or, is the problem so deep-rooted that efforts to eradicate it are near futile? That it is organised and run by kingpins is what the NST Special Probes Team uncovered. Operating from nondescript premises that do not draw public attention to themselves, either in shoplots or houses, one is welcomed by bouncers who keep œundesirables away. Computers, naturally, are the main tools of the trade.
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