Boy's RM8mil Gambling Losses

According to the article, a boy from Port Klang gambled since he was 16 years old, he was in trouble when his debt for gambling accumulated, amounting to about RM8mil by the time he was 19 years old because of betting over foreign football over the Internet. The boy, who was a millionaire’s son, had watched and followed his father’s footsteps, who is in fact a gambler himself. Klang Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Teh Kim Poo added that each time the boy was buried in debt, his father would bail him out. Over these three years, there have been several bail-outs. After the accumulated losses came up to RM8mil, the boy's father barred him from gambling and stopped his son from attending college and now the boy is working with him. Not only that, on several occassions, the boy would even lie to his father that he needed money for college fees but the truth is, he is using the money to pay the gambling agents. Sometimes when he could not settle the debt, the agents would send Ah Long to collect the money from his father.

Isn't it illegal for a boy who is 16 years old to gamble? It is the guardian's responsibility to sure that his son is brought up properly. It is good that his father would always help his son to get out of trouble, but bar him now after when his son's gambling debt is up to RM8mil? He should have stopped his son when he bailed him out the first time not now, it is too late now. In fact, his friends could have influenced him because there are many cybercafe that have this gambling sessions as well.

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