Opposition party DAP is helping Kedah residents file for a judicial review against the state government’s move to stop renewing local council licences for gaming shops.

DAP's National Legal Bureau chairperson Ramkarpal Singh said they are seeking to quash the move on the basis it is “unreasonable” and usurps powers vested in the Federal Constitution.

“The decision of the Kedah state government to not renew such gaming licences is...