PAS today urged the Council of Rulers to intervene against the federal government decision to issue a sports betting licence.

While handing a protest memorandum to the keeper of the rulers' seal Engku Ibrahim Engku Ngah (middle) at his office at the Istana Negara today, PAS vice president Mahfuz Omar said such a move would be detrimental for the youths.

"Football clubs and their players are idolised by youth so we are afraid that this will hurt the young," he said.

He also said that the government's argument that government regulated sports betting operations would curb illegal betting was unreasonable.