| Short Title: | Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Long Title: | An Act relating to the suppression of common gaming houses, public gaming, and public lotteries. |
| Citation: | Act 289 |
| Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
| Date Enacted: | 1953 (F.M. Ordinance No. 26 of 1953) Revised: 1983 (Act 289 w.e.f. 18 August 1983) |
| Date Effective: | [Peninsular Malaysia—25 June 1953;<br>Sabah and Sarawak—15 April 1992, P.U. (B) 164/1992;<br>Federal Territory of Labuan—15 April 1992, P.U. (B) 165/1992] |
| Amended By: | The Settlements Nominated Council (Change of Title) Ordinance 1956 [F.M. Ord. 60/1956] Federal Constitution (Modification of Laws) (Ordinances and Proclamations) Order 1958 [L.N. 332/1958] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1959 [Act 9/1959] Racing Club (Public Sweepstakes) Act 1965 [Act 44/1965] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1966 [Act 29/1966] Racing Club (Public Sweepstakes) (Amendment) Act 1967 [Act 17/1967] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1971 [Act A56] Federal Territory (Modification of Common Gaming Houses Ordinance 1953) Order 1977 [P.U. (A) 113/1977] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1984 [Act A577] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A755] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 2001 [Act A1096] |
| Related Legislation: | Common Gaming Houses Ordinance [S.S. Cap 30] Common Gaming Houses Enactment [F.M.S. Cap. 47] Common Gaming Houses Enactment [Johore Enactment No. 37] Enactment No. 21 (Common Gaming Houses) [Kedah Enactment No. 2 of 1337] Common Gaming Houses Enactment 1348 [Terengganu Enactment No. 2 of 1348] Common Gaming Houses Enactment 1337 [Perlis Enactment No. 11 of 1337] The Gambling and Prohibited Amusements Enactment 1930 [Kelantan Enactment No. 14 of 1930] |
| Status: | In force |
The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 (Malay: Akta Rumah Judi Terbuka 1953), is a Malaysian law which made illegal common gaming houses, public gaming, and public lotteries.[1] All common gaming houses were declared a nuisance and prohibited by law, and any person found owning an establishment or participating can be charged. Prosecution charging under this Act only need to establish that a game was played in the establishment without having to prove what specific game was played.
The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 28 sections and 3 schedules (including 12 amendments), without separate Part.