https://www.scmp.com/rss/511364/feed Evanne Yu is a video producer at the Post's New York bureau. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Beyond two wary doormen and through a plush reception, the “Gold Valley Club” near a Kuala Lumpur shopping centre is doing brisk business, an adult funland of slot machines, where hostesses offer free drinks to gamblers in Malaysia who, for an entry bet of just 50 ringgit (US$10), can stand to win a jackpot. But the majority lose – for some, all their ringgit – at the rows of slot machines where the hours pass fast and cash is quickly guzzled by the brightly lit consoles. Dubbed the “crack... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3249118/malaysia-slot-machine-players-risk-losing-it-all-crack-cocaine-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3249118/malaysia-slot-machine-players-risk-losing-it-all-crack-cocaine-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jan 2024 01:30:18 +0000