Enforcement: How hard does the regulator enforce?

Enforcement of 31 MIRC Ch.4 runs through the police rather than through a dedicated gambling regulator. Section 405 gives national and local police the power to enter and search premises, close premises, detain suspects, seize gaming devices, and confiscate profits upon suspicion that an offence under the Chapter has been committed. Section 404 sets the sanction ceiling for a breach at a misdemeanour level: a fine of up to USD 1,000 or imprisonment of up to one year, layered with a civil penalty of up to USD 1,000 per day. These statutory powers are broad on their face, but no named, dated enforcement action — a prosecution, closure, or seizure — has been identified in the available record, so the practical enforcement posture beyond the statutory text itself remains unestablished. The Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering's Mutual Evaluation Report, published November 2024, separately notes capacity limits in national AML/CFT coordination generally, a finding that bears on enforcement capacity for prohibited-activity offences including gaming, though it is not gaming-specific.