Location: Asia
Philippine central bank warns online gambling could put country back on FATF grey list
26 August 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
The Philippines' central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, has warned that if illegal online gambling persists, the country could be put back on the Financial Action Task Force ...
Pakistan names list of illegal apps in online betting and trading crackdown
25 August 2025 at 6:36am UTC-4
Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency has declared 46 mobile applications illegal in a nationwide campaign against gambling and unregulated trading.
The agency ...
TikTok to halt gambling ads in the Philippines
22 August 2025 at 7:49am UTC-4
TikTok will temporarily stop igaming ads in the Philippines on 22 August.
According to TikTok's new policy, gambling ads, online and offline, are permitted only if they meet ...
India law bans nearly all igaming platforms
22 August 2025 at 7:25am UTC-4
India's Parliament has passed a law to ban a large number of igaming platforms, after it was revealed that around 450 million people lost a combined US$2.3 billion to gambling ...
Philippine online gambling transactions fall 50% after e-wallet restrictions
21 August 2025 at 7:02am UTC-4
Online gaming transactions fell by 50% after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas directed e-wallet platforms to cut in-app access to gambling sites, according to the Philippine ...
India plans ban on online money games amid fears of addiction
21 August 2025 at 6:56am UTC-4
India’s government is preparing legislation to ban online games played with real money, which could deliver a major setback to an industry that has drawn billions of dollars in ...
Philippine senator calls for stricter enforcement of e-wallet directive
20 August 2025 at 6:22am UTC-4
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for the government to go further in restricting public access to gambling sites by disconnecting e-wallets from them ...
Philippine online gambling operators find ways round e-wallet restrictions
18 August 2025 at 6:47am UTC-4
Online gambling sites in the Philippines have moved to new platforms as the government increases restrictions on e-wallets.
Providers were ordered to block gambling access ...
Philippines Central Bank orders e-wallets to unlink from online gambling sites
14 August 2025 at 6:04pm UTC-4
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered all e-wallet platforms to remove links and in-app features connecting to online gambling sites within 48 hours.
The directive ...
Philippine government continues to mull stricter online gambling rules
13 August 2025 at 7:58am UTC-4
The Philippine Department of Finance is considering new laws for online gambling, alongside a general tax amnesty program.
Speaking at an EJAP Economic Forum in Manila earlier ...
