Why Should Not Berjaya Sports Toto's Licence Be Revoked?

A)In the beginning:
Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad ("BToto") was incorporated in 1969 as Unilite Electrical Industries Berhad. On 17 May 1993, the Company was renamed Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad. The principal activity of the Group is the operation of Toto betting under Section 5 of the Pool Betting Act, 1967.

Sports Toto was privatised in 1985 when its Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, through his private company acquired 70% of the paid-up capital.
(http://www.berjayagroup.com/toto.htm)


B)Fast forward to 2008:

Former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan had direct influence in the appointment and promotion of judges.....The commission also doubted the evidence given by the two in the inquiry as they had made bare denials to penetrating questions posed by lawyers who appeared for interested parties.
(NST , 16 May 2008)


C)The legal basis for the revocation of any licence issued pursuant to the provisions
of the Pool Betting Act Malaysia 1967:

5. (1) Unless there is established a Board under section 6, the
Minister may issue a licence to a person for the collection, operation
or promotion of pool betting.

(3) A licence issued under subsection (1)—
(e) may be revoked by the Minister during the currency of
the licence without assigning any reason.

(http://www.agc.gov.my/agc/oth/Akta/Vol.%208/Act%20384.pdf)

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