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CM: Penang to ban gaming simulators, not toy claw machines
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government will ban simulator machines used for gambling or machines with gaming elements after 2018.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng clarifies that the state is not banning toy claw machines.
“Those (the former machines) are what we said we will not allow in Penang after 2018. I never used the words ‘toy claw machines’,” he told a press conference in Komtar here yesterday in response to a news report by national news agency Bernama.
Bernama’s report titled ‘Penang to ban toy claw machines after 2018’, which was published on Feb 26, carried the statement made by Lim to reporters after a youth dialogue at the Cherok Tokun Forest Reserve recently.
The report was also carried by news portal Malay Mail Online.
Lim said that he had only mentioned “simulator machines” to reporters then.
“I used ‘mesin judi’, I never used ‘toy claw machines’, but Bernama used ‘toy claw machines. They put words into my mouth,” he said.
“Toy claw machines are not banned, it’s actually ‘mesin judi’ that will be banned.
“I think this is disgraceful, irresponsible, unprofessional and false journalism,” he added.
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