Location: Asia
Philippine authorities move to charge influencers promoting illegal online gambling
5 March 2026 at 6:08am UTC-5
Philippine cybercrime authorities are pursuing criminal cases against promoters of illegal online gambling after an investigation into websites, mobile applications, and social ...
DigiPlus chairman doubles down on growth with 63.1 million share buyback
3 March 2026 at 7:28am UTC-5
The Chairman of Philippine operator DigiPlus Interactive, Eusebio Tanco, has increased his stake in the company by buying 63.1 million additional shares.
DigiPlus said the ...
India freezes assets linked to alleged 1xBet illegal betting operations
2 March 2026 at 7:47am UTC-5
India’s federal financial crimes agency, the Directorate of Enforcement, has frozen assets worth INR181 million in connection with an alleged illegal online betting operation ...
Hanwha Chief Executive joins campaign against youth online gambling
25 February 2026 at 7:08am UTC-5
The Chief Executive of South Korean insurance company Hanwha General Insurance, Na Chaebum, has given his support for a campaign to tackle youth gambling.
The campaign is in ...
The Philippines considers banning Telegram as part of illegal gambling crackdown
25 February 2026 at 7:01am UTC-5
The Philippine government is considering banning messaging company Telegram as authorities intensify efforts to tackle illegal online gambling operations.
Speaking to radio ...
Indian politician accused of laundering INR23 billion through illegal online gambling operations
24 February 2026 at 8:01am UTC-5
India’s financial investigation agency, the Enforcement Directorate, has alleged that Karnataka Congress MLA Veerendra Puppy and his associates laundered INR23 billion through ...
Royal Thai Police and Meta block 52,000 pages in gambling and scam crackdown
24 February 2026 at 6:46am UTC-5
The Royal Thai Police has extended cooperation with Meta Platforms to curb illegal online gambling, as well as predatory lending apps and false recruitment ads operated by scam ...
PhilWeb launches online gambling platform across 30,000 FMB gaming machines
24 February 2026 at 6:13am UTC-5
Philippine gaming services company PhilWeb has partnered with casino content supplier FBM Philippines to launch a nationwide online gambling platform installed across FBM’s ...
Korea Baseball Organization suspends players for gambling violations
23 February 2026 at 7:40am UTC-5
The Korea Baseball Organization has suspended four players from the Lotte Giants team after an internal disciplinary review for gambling violations, according to Chosun Daily ...
Malaysia prepares anti-igaming bill as parliamentary window nears
23 February 2026 at 7:27am UTC-5
Malaysia’s federal government has until 3 March to file a new bill that would crack down on illegal igaming in the country.
The proposal, which has yet to be named, was ...
