A visit to Malaysia’s only (legal) casino

Highlands Hotel & Casino complex with Kuala Lumpur city lights . Photo by yeoh_ts on Flickr.com.



The Genting Highlands Resort Casino is the the only legal casino in Malaysia where gambling is otherwise forbidden. A resent visit prompts the journalist Anya Palm to reflect on the prevalent state of corruption in Malysia, a country officially low on the global corruption index.
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