A 20-year-old man in Sabah was fined RM2,000 or two months’ jail after pleading guilty to having records of an unlicensed public lottery, according to a court report published by Daily Express.
Daily Express reported the case on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. The report said Jacky Phan pleaded guilty before the Magistrate’s Court to having four pieces of paper containing numbers and letters at a premises in Plaza Kivatu, Penampang, at 3pm on 18 August 2026.
What the court report said
Daily Express reported that the papers were records of an unlicensed public lottery. The charge was framed under Section 9(1) of Malaysia’s Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, which carries a fine of up to RM5,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
The prosecution told the court that police arrested Phan after he was suspected of acting as an agent for an unlicensed public lottery operation at the premises.
Items seized in Penampang
According to the same report, police seized a handphone, RM45 in cash, a mobile printer, and four printed sheets containing numbers. Investigations found that Phan had the four unlicensed public lottery slips.
For readers who check 4D, the case is a reminder to separate licensed operator results from illegal lottery records. Current legal draw information can be checked from the Check4DResult homepage, the Sabah and Sarawak 4D results page, and the next 4D draw schedule.
No licensed draw result was announced
This report is a court and enforcement item. It does not announce a new 4D result, jackpot winner, prize claim, licensed operator update, or draw schedule change.
Anyone checking a 4D ticket should verify the result directly with the relevant licensed operator’s official draw record and follow that operator’s claim process.
This article is based on the linked Daily Express report. Please verify any ticket, prize claim, enforcement matter, outlet status, or draw schedule directly with the relevant licensed operator, court, police, local council, or official authority.