Selangor PAS commissioner Ab Halim Tamuri promised that sports betting outlets in the state would not be shut down if the party takes over the state government.

Addressing public concerns that the Islamist party might impose stricter religious policies if it takes power in Selangor, he said the state’s multiracial population requires policies that differ from the PAS governments of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis, where the population is overwhelmingly Malay.

“It’s not possible for us to...