Ah Long and Genting

Ah Long is the cause of gambling debt. This is one financial service that destroys families. So how does Genting view Ah Long?

To find out, I called Genting and asked to speak to the person-in-charge of the Security, which is located next to the Clinic. And I talked to one Mr Ng Lan Chong (properly mis-spelled, he refused to spell it out for me), and this is what more or less said to me:

• I understand your concern, but no one force your mother to gamble and to borrow money. So the family must control your mother.
• I cannot tell you what to do (with regards to Ah Long).
• It is not so convenient to talk on the phone, you have to come here personally and talk to the Manager. Tell us your problem and we'll see how to go from there.
• Of course, we are doing our level-best to eradicate Ah Long. We'll send them to the Balai, it's police case.

The above is a response to these:

• What's Genting view on Ah Long?
• What are my options with regards to Ah Long?
• One Ah Long affects many many families, I'm willing to cooperate, setup trap etc. to catch them. This is not just about my family.
• When gambling becomes pathological, it's not a simple problem that family members can handle. You are not trained as a counselor, you do not know what we have been through, you shouldn't counsel me to control my mom. That part I will do, you should do your job.

During this protracted conversation, suddenly I realized that Ah Long and Genting are living in a symbiosis relationship, they can't live without each other. And at that point, I thanked him and hanged up.