Malaysian gaming equipment distributor RGB International Bhd said Tuesday that “no further action” has been taken by authorities against its Managing Director, Dato’ Seri Chuah Kim Seah, after he was arrested and bailed last year in relation to a political bribery scandal.
The matter, RGB added, has been “completed and resolved”.
As previously reported by Inside Asian Gaming, Chuah was named as one of 13 people detained in August 2023 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of being involved in the ownership of companies that supplied slot machines or operated slots clubs, with RGB also named as one of the companies involved. He was quickly released on bail and was said to have been cooperating with authorities.
The issued had come to the fore following a report that some political leaders had received funds amounting to between MYR6 million and MYR7 million (US$1.3 million and US$1.5 million) from gambling companies for use during elections.
RGB stated at the time that the investigation was “largely focused on [Chuah’s] private business related to slot clubs” and that “RGB’s involvement in this investigation is solely related to the sales of machines to Malaysia’s slot clubs.”
It also clarified that the company “only does outright sale of gaming machines and its accessories and has no involvement or ownership in Malaysia’s slots clubs” and that “the company’s directors have no link to any politician in the country.”
In Monday’s filing, RGB said, “The Group adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards bribery or corruption and upholds the highest standard of compliance as set out in the Group’s Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy.”
