Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the child had been taken along by her parents who came to gamble.

“This is very serious and we are committed to eradicating the many activities that bring about social problems,” he said.

The operation, which was carried out by the Bukit Aman and the Selangor police contingent headquarters’ Anti-vice, Gambling and Secret Societies divisions, involved inspections of 10 premises, beginning at 6pm yesterday until 1am today.

Fuzi, who also participated in the operation, said the 114 detained individuals comprised 42 caretakers of gambling premises while 72 others were customers, aged between 18 and 59.

“A total of 208 slot machines, 73 simulators, 63 chips and RM16,808 cash were confiscated in this operation. A slot machine costs RM10,000 to RM15,000 each which makes the seizure worth over RM1 million,” he told a press conference here.

Fuzi said since the announcement of the establishment of a special operations room for illegal gambling on July 20, police had received over 100 tip-offs nationwide.

“Upon receiving the information, we immediately raided the premises. We have raided almost 100 gambling premises around the country and the police will not compromise in this matter,” he said.

He had also instructed state police chiefs and district police chiefs to carry out gambling-eradication operations.

To prevent raided gambling premises from resuming their operations, Fuzi said police would look into their methods used by the operators to fool the authorities.

“Police will cooperate with the local authorities, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd to curb gambling,” he said.