GEORGE TOWN: Some video games arcades in Penang are doubling as mini casinos where punters can try their luck on huge gambling slot machines.
One, in Bandar Baru Air Itam here, looks just like any other video games arcade as children, women and the elderly can be seen having a fun time inside the premises.
But it turns out that the main draw at the place are the huge slot machines which can be played by six punters at a time.
For RM10, a punter is given 20 tokens worth 100 credits to gamble with.
At one machine, punters earn credits if they are able to hit targets.
A check revealed that several video games arcades and amusement centres here as well as in Sungai Nibong, Macalister Road and Bandar Baru Air Itam have such slot machines apart from the usual video games for children.
Some even have snooker tables and indoor golf simulation games to make them one-stop entertainment outlets.
One, in Bandar Baru Air Itam here, looks just like any other video games arcade as children, women and the elderly can be seen having a fun time inside the premises.
But it turns out that the main draw at the place are the huge slot machines which can be played by six punters at a time.
For RM10, a punter is given 20 tokens worth 100 credits to gamble with.
At one machine, punters earn credits if they are able to hit targets.
A check revealed that several video games arcades and amusement centres here as well as in Sungai Nibong, Macalister Road and Bandar Baru Air Itam have such slot machines apart from the usual video games for children.
Some even have snooker tables and indoor golf simulation games to make them one-stop entertainment outlets.
