Location: Asia
Thailand approves extradition of illegal gambling operator She Zhijiang to China
11 November 2025 at 7:58am UTC-5
Chinese gambling tycoon She Zhijiang is set to be extradited to China after a Thai court of appeals upheld a lower court’s decision from May 2024, according to News 5.
She, a ...
Philippine online gaming revenue surges 17.4% to PHP41.95 billion
11 November 2025 at 7:43am UTC-5
Revenue from the online gaming sector in the Philippines surged in the third quarter of 2025, according to figures from the country’s gambling regulator PAGCOR.
Online casino ...
Underage online gambling rising in Japan
11 November 2025 at 6:18am UTC-5
A rising number of minors, including high school students, are gambling online in Japan, with reports of underage individuals turning to fraud to feed their addiction ...
Malaysia tightens laws on corruption and gambling
10 November 2025 at 7:45am UTC-5
Malaysia has announced new amendments to the Sports Development Act 1997 to close loopholes and strengthen enforcement of gambling in sports.
Reported in The Star, Youth and ...
Indonesia pushed to toughen igaming crackdown
10 November 2025 at 7:31am UTC-5
Oleh Soleh, Commission I Member of the House of Representatives in Indonesia, has called on the government to continue blocking igaming platforms, even as gambling transaction ...
Philippine police dismantle illegal gambling ring
7 November 2025 at 8:05am UTC-5
The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency has arrested 14 individuals on charges of operating an illegal online gambling network in the Philippines valued at over KRW5 trillion ...
DigiPlus Q3 earnings drop 59% after gambling transactions blocked on e-wallets
7 November 2025 at 7:23am UTC-5
Philippine supplier DigiPlus Interactive has reported a 59% drop in third quarter net income to PHP1.71 billion, between July and September, following a directive requiring e ...
Indonesia blocks over 2 million gambling websites
7 November 2025 at 6:48am UTC-5
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs shut down more than 2 million online gambling websites between October 20 and November 2, as part of a national ...
Philippine Finance Secretary favors regulation over online gambling ban
6 November 2025 at 6:41am UTC-5
Philippine Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has said he is against a total ban on online gambling, explaining that the gambling sector can generate net economic benefits if it is ...
Minister says Indonesia’s online gambling crackdown remains ineffective
6 November 2025 at 5:43am UTC-5
Indonesia’s Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Affairs Yusril Ihza Mahendra has said government efforts to combat online gambling have so far proved ...
