Both the Betting Act of 1953 and the Common Gaming Houses Act of 1953 apply to anyone in Malaysia, whether they are foreign nationals or Malaysian citizens. But Muslim residents of Malaysia are subject to Syariah law, as outlined in the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1996.
Syariah law is officially enacted on the state level, but the law is implemented in different ways all over the country. In some states, the penalties for violating Syariah law are harsher than in others.