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Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd
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Sports Toto outlet in Johor Bahru, Johor.

Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian company, which operates in the gambling sector.

Founded and incorporated by the Malaysian Government in 1969, it was focused on the commercialisation of 4-Digits–based games. On 1 August 1985, the government in a non-tender privatisation, [1] sold the company to businessman Vincent Tan who merged it into his Berjaya Group. [2] One another lottery that fall in 4D is called Magnum and Da Ma Cai.

Today, Sports Toto is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad (MYX : 1562), which is listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia. It claims to be the largest operator in Malaysia of 4D-based games, with 680 sales outlets offering a total of 7 games. [3] [4]

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References

  1. (Studwell, Joe; Asian Godfathers, page 130, Grove Press, 2007)
  2. Qinghuang Yan (2008). The Chinese in Southeast Asia and beyond: socioeconomic and political dimensions. World Scientific. pp. 54–55. ISBN   978-981-279-047-7.
  3. "About Us". Sports Toto. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. "Togel Sydney".