Location: Asia

Xanada Investments adds Asia-facing Bettorify to portfolio

30 January 2025 at 7:33am UTC-5
Online gaming investment fund Xanada Investments has expanded its portfolio with the addition of Bettorify, a software developer that creates white-label and turnkey platforms for ...

PAGCOR reports record US$1.92 billion revenue in 2024

30 January 2025 at 5:01am UTC-5
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has reported an all-time revenue record of Php112 billion (US$1.92 billion) in 2024, bolstered by the phenomenal growth of the country’s ...
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LiveScore appoints Timothy Oh as first Asia-based Regional Director

28 January 2025 at 5:13am UTC-5
Scores provider and sports betting platform LiveScore has made its first Asia-based senior hire, appointing Timothy Oh as Regional Director of the region.  Oh, who works ...

Vietnam police bust US$1.2 billion illegal gaming operation

27 January 2025 at 11:04am UTC-5
Police in Vietnam recently took down an international crime operation that was alleged to have been involved in illegal gaming, online fraud, and money laundering. Five ...

PAGCOR further slashes fee rate charged to Philippine online gaming operators to 30%

21 January 2025 at 6:14am UTC-5
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has reduced the rates it charges operators of online games, also known as E-Games, from 35% to 30%, while those operating online gaming will ...

Potential MLB deal elevates Sportradar to-buy rating

21 January 2025 at 2:00am UTC-5
Deutsche Bank has issued a buy rating for Sportradar, citing a potential deal with Major League Baseball. The company’s stock price, which is up nearly US$3 so far this year ...
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Former mayor Alice Guo accused of gambling-related money laundering in the Philippines

16 January 2025 at 8:31am UTC-5
The Department of Justice in the Philippines has approved the filing of 62 counts of money laundering charges against former mayor Alice Guo, and 31 others. The charges are in ...

Singapore bans online prediction site Polymarket

13 January 2025 at 5:08am UTC-5
As of this month, Polymarket betting is considered illegal by the Gaming Regulatory Authority (GRA) of Singapore.  Polymarket is a blockchain-based prediction trading ...

Sportradar reports a decline in sports match-fixing

10 January 2025 at 3:21am UTC-5
Sportradar Integrity Services, a unit of sports data firm Sportradar, has announced that match-fixing in global sport declined in 2024. The same unit previously noted that events ...

Simon Johnson to lead Light & Wonder’s igaming business

9 January 2025 at 6:23am UTC-5
Light & Wonder has announced that it has promoted Simon Johnson to the position of igaming CEO, citing its commitment to the igaming market. Johnson is replacing Dylan ...