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Pasig City, Philippines, bans public gambling ads

8 December 2025 at 8:01am UTC-5
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has announced that all types of advertisements and promotions related to gambling have been banned in public areas. The ban, formally known as ...

188Bet launches new safer gambling program for Asian markets

8 December 2025 at 7:47am UTC-5
Online betting company 188Bet has launched new measures to boost transparency and give players more protection on its Asian sites. The new initiative comes as the online ...

Dream11 returns to India as live sports platform after gaming ban

5 December 2025 at 7:47am UTC-5
Fantasy sports operator Dream11 has returned to India as a live sports second-screen platform after having previously ceased its core operations in the country following a ban on ...

Konami to premiere Konami Online Interactive at ICE Barcelona 2026

5 December 2025 at 6:45am UTC-5
Konami Gaming has revealed that it will debut its online gaming platform, Konami Online Interactive, alongside its new Solstice game cabinet line, at the ICE Barcelona gaming ...
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Philippine police make over 100 arrests at suspected offshore gambling hub

2 December 2025 at 7:31am UTC-5
Philippine police arrested 17 foreigners and 95 locals during a raid on a suspected offshore gaming operator hub in Taguig City on Monday night. The operation targeted the ...

South Korean police detain 84 linked to overseas gambling rings

2 December 2025 at 7:05am UTC-5
The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency in South Korea has arrested 84 people linked to criminal groups that operated illegal gambling sites from bases in Dubai and Seoul over four ...
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Arrest warrant issued for Philippine mayor over POGO ties

1 December 2025 at 7:50am UTC-5
A city court in the Philippines has issued an arrest warrant for Jaime Capil, the Mayor of Porac, Pampanga, over graft charges linked to a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator ...

India seeks help from six countries on its igaming crackdown

1 December 2025 at 7:27am UTC-5
India’s financial crime unit, the Enforcement Directorate, says it will initiate letters of request to authorities in the US, Singapore, Dubai, the UAE, the Netherlands, and ...
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South Korea now arresting gang members for illegal igaming and cybercrime more often than other crimes

1 December 2025 at 7:15am UTC-5
The Korean National Police Agency has reported that, for the first time, Korean gang members are being arrested more for online scams, including illegal igaming, rather than for ...

UAE lottery operator launches two online gambling platforms

28 November 2025 at 8:05am UTC-5
Momentum, which operates the UAE’s only licensed lottery, has launched two online gambling platforms, TrueWin and Dream Island. According to Arabian Gulf Business Insight ...

Indian authorities arrest gambling executives over money laundering

28 November 2025 at 7:24am UTC-5
India’s financial crime unit, the Enforcement Directorate, has arrested Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda, founders of esports platform Winzo, for operating an illegal ...

DigiPlus partners with Pay&Go for e-wallet top ups

27 November 2025 at 7:01am UTC-5
Philippine operator DigiPlus Interactive has partnered with payment kiosk operator Pay&Go, operated by BTI Payments Philippines, enabling BingoPlus users to top up their e ...

PAGCOR Chairman commends Philippine licensees for resilience amid tightening regulation

27 November 2025 at 6:27am UTC-5
PAGCOR Chairman and Chief Executive Alejandro H. Tengco has commended Philippine licensed operators for their resilience and willingness to comply with more stringent rules ...

Philippine Department of Justice offers PHP1 million reward for help finding POGO-linked Cassandra Li Ong

25 November 2025 at 7:22am UTC-5
The Philippine Department of Justice has declared a PHP1 million reward for any information leading to the location of Cassandra Li Ong, following her release from the ...

South Korean gambling crackdown clocks over 5,000 arrests

25 November 2025 at 7:01am UTC-5
Korean authorities have arrested 5,196 people over a year-long operation targeting illegal online gambling. According to the National Office of Investigation, the operation ...