Location: Asia
Indonesia blocks over 28,000 accounts in online gambling crackdown
19 May 2025 at 7:22am UTC-4
Indonesian financial intelligence agency, The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center of Indonesia, or PPATK, has blocked over 28,000 bank accounts it believes are ...
Philippine regulator shares warning on fake gaming contracts
19 May 2025 at 6:09am UTC-4
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has issued a warning about fake gaming contracts being offered to Philippine residents.
The warnings concern allegations against licensed ...
Japanese lawmakers respond as illegal betting reaches JPY1 trillion
19 May 2025 at 5:50am UTC-4
Japan’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to introduce a bill during the current legislative session to address illegal betting on online casinos, which has reached JPY1 ...
Buddhist monk arrested for illegal gambling scam
16 May 2025 at 9:19am UTC-4
A Buddhist monk in Thailand has been arrested after allegations that he stole more than US$9 million from donations at a temple he ran.
One of Thailand’s law enforcement ...
Hong Kong Jockey Club sets out stall as global sports entertainment brand
13 May 2025 at 10:45am UTC-4
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has partnered with Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment as part of a new initiative to position itself as a global sports and entertainment brand ...
Indonesian authorities bust Rp530 billion illegal gambling operation
12 May 2025 at 5:03pm UTC-4
The Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department has revealed that two individuals have been arrested for their part in an online-gambling-related money ...
Indonesia’s anti-igaming task force closes more than 1,200 cases
9 May 2025 at 6:37am UTC-4
Indonesia’s National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo says the country’s anti-gambling task force has dealt with 1,271 cases since its creation in November.
"1,271 ...
Light & Wonder reports 16th consecutive quarter of rising revenue
8 May 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
Light & Wonder has announced its sixteenth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, reporting US$495 million in gaming revenue for the first quarter of 2025.
The supplier’s ...
Japanese baseball players face online gambling allegations
8 May 2025 at 6:53am UTC-4
Japanese authorities have referred two Yomiuri Giants baseball players, Louis Okoye and Daiki Masuda, to prosecutors over foreign online casino bets, according to Nippon.com ...
Philippines: E-games top GGR table for the first time
7 May 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has revealed e-games have overtaken land-based casinos as the main driver of gambling revenue in the country for the first time.
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