Most fun fairs attract children, but at least six in the district are a hit
with adults. That’s because they are a front for gambling dens. These fun
fairs have the usual attractions such as rides and carnival games, said
Johor Baru MCA Youth secretary Rodney Soon. “But hardly anyone plays these
games. The people go there just to gamble,” he revealed yesterday. Soon
said such fun fairs were located all over the district – in Permas Jaya,
Johor Jaya and Kulai – and were open from 8pm to 2am. “The operators do not
charge entrance fees,” he said. To gamble, punters have to buy RM1 tokens.
Soon said the games resemble roulette, where punters pick numbers between
one and 10. Soon said he had notified Johor Baru (south) district police’s
anti-vice, secret societies and gaming division. Meanwhile, state CID chief
Senior Asst Comm (II) Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar said police had raided
several fun fairs.