Location: Japan
Nine Japanese nationals arrested for operating an offshore online casino
6 June 2025 at 7:53am UTC-4
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 ...
Mixi increases PointsBet offer
4 June 2025 at 8:05am UTC-4
Japanese entertainment corporation Mixi has increased its offer to take over Australian betting operator PointsBet, having initially registered a bid back in February.
Earlier ...
Japanese lawmakers pass bill targeting illegal online gambling
3 June 2025 at 7:42am UTC-4
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 ...
Japanese man arrested for gambling JPY90 million on Stake
2 June 2025 at 6:01am UTC-4
Japanese police have arrested Makoto Chomabayashi for allegedly wagering JPY90 million on the casino platform Stake.
Chomabayashi mainly wagered on baccarat games between ...
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 ...
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 ...
BetBlocker adds Japanese language version
10 April 2025 at 5:55am UTC-4
BetBlocker, a free-to-use self-exclusion app, has expanded its software by providing a Japanese language variant.
BetBlocker launched in 2017 to enable anonymous self ...
Six Japanese comedians investigated for igaming accusations
4 April 2025 at 7:08am UTC-4
Six comedians from the Japanese entertainment agency Yoshimoto Kogyo are being accused of gambling on igaming platforms. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department sent papers to ...
MGM Resorts CEO cites digital as top focus in 2025
14 March 2025 at 7:23am UTC-4
MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle told investors Thursday that the company’s biggest focus in 2025 is on its digital presence with the possibility of new igaming ...
Japanese survey reveals more than 3 million gamble online illegally
14 March 2025 at 7:18am UTC-4
A report from Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has shown that the money spent on illegal gambling across Japan each year exceeds JPY1.2 trillion, according to the Japan ...
