Enactment No. 3 Of 1996 SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996
PART III - OFFENCES RELATING TO THE SANCTITY OF RELIGION AND ITS INSTITUTION
Section 18. Gambling.
(1) Any person who gambles, or is found in a gaming house, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(2) In this section, “gaming house” means any premises, including a room, an office or a stall, whether open or enclosed, used or kept for the purpose of any game of chance whether permitted by any other law or otherwise, for money or money’s worth.