Location: Asia

The Japanese government has asked eight other countries and territories to take steps to prevent Japanese residents from accessing online casino sites. A government source ...

Philippines integrated resort operator Bloomberry Resorts has launched a new online gaming site featuring free movie streaming. Bloomberry Chief Executive Enrique K. Razon ...

The Philippine Senate has passed the Anti-POGO Act of 2025 strengthening the ban on Philippine offshore gambling operators, or POGOs, as well as introducing a measure to penalize ...

Hong Kong authorities have recommended imposing a 50% duty on operators’ net profits derived from basketball betting, as part of a proposed regulatory regime for the sport ...

Kanagawa prefectural police have announced that they had arrested nine people on 5 June after being tied to running a Curacao online casino. The people were involved in ...

The regulated gambling sectors in Georgia and Pennsylvania will feature new progressive jackpot games from e-instant game developer Instant Win Gaming. Georgia’s monopoly ...

The Thai government has confirmed that igaming will not be part of its Entertainment Complex Bill. Speaking at a press briefing at the Ministry of Finance’s 150th Anniversary ...

Japanese entertainment corporation Mixi has increased its offer to take over Australian betting operator PointsBet, having initially registered a bid back in February. Earlier ...

Japan’s House of Representatives has passed a bill this week aimed at tightening the regulations around illegal online gambling. The bill, which Japan’s ruling and ...

Fennica Gaming has been granted a gaming-related vendor license by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates. The license authorizes the ...

Illegal gambling has become a serious threat as gambling sites are raking in estimated yearly deposits of almost US$100 billion, according to a report from the Indian non-profit ...

Fanatics Betting & Gaming has outsourced a significant proportion of its back-office function to the Philippines via a partnership with PAGCOR-accredited business process ...

Japanese police have arrested Makoto Chomabayashi for allegedly wagering JPY90 million on the casino platform Stake. Chomabayashi mainly wagered on baccarat games between ...

Alejandro Tengco, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, has confirmed that he and the board have submitted courtesy resignations after President ...

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Bangladesh police has launched a national crackdown to combat illegal online gambling. It is one of the first enforcement actions ...