Kedah will enforce an effective ban on the operations of all gaming shops by not renewing business licences issued by the local councils, according to its Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. 

News portal Free Malaysia Today reported that the controversial state leader said that the move was intended to tackle social ills caused by gambling, such as the collapse of family institutions.

“Those who want to buy (4-D lottery draws) can go to Penang...