Tag: Illegal Gambling

Philippine police make over 100 arrests at suspected offshore gambling hub

2 December 2025 at 7:31am UTC-5
Philippine police arrested 17 foreigners and 95 locals during a raid on a suspected offshore gaming operator hub in Taguig City on Monday night. The operation targeted the ...

South Korean police detain 84 linked to overseas gambling rings

2 December 2025 at 7:05am UTC-5
The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency in South Korea has arrested 84 people linked to criminal groups that operated illegal gambling sites from bases in Dubai and Seoul over four ...

Brazilian police take down illegal gambling operation impersonating lottery

28 November 2025 at 7:41am UTC-5
The Brazilian federal police force has targeted a criminal network operating an illicit website claiming to offer lotteries run by banking institution Caixa Econômica Federal, in ...

Philippine Department of Justice offers PHP1 million reward for help finding POGO-linked Cassandra Li Ong

25 November 2025 at 7:22am UTC-5
The Philippine Department of Justice has declared a PHP1 million reward for any information leading to the location of Cassandra Li Ong, following her release from the ...

South Korean gambling crackdown clocks over 5,000 arrests

25 November 2025 at 7:01am UTC-5
Korean authorities have arrested 5,196 people over a year-long operation targeting illegal online gambling. According to the National Office of Investigation, the operation ...

Myanmar intensifies crackdown against illegal online gambling

21 November 2025 at 7:55am UTC-5
The ruling military council of Myanmar has intensified its crackdown on illegal online gambling networks and telephone fraud. Authorities are reported to be focusing on the ...

New Jersey charges 14 in connection with organized crime sports betting ring

17 November 2025 at 7:31am UTC-5
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, with the Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police, has announced that 14 people have been charged for their roles ...

Thai MPs linked to online gambling bribes fail to attend House of Representatives meeting

14 November 2025 at 6:59am UTC-5
Two Thai Members of Parliament accused of bribing police officers with online gambling proceeds failed to show up to a meeting of the country’s House of Representatives Security ...

Thailand approves extradition of illegal gambling operator She Zhijiang to China

11 November 2025 at 7:58am UTC-5
Chinese gambling tycoon She Zhijiang is set to be extradited to China after a Thai court of appeals upheld a lower court’s decision from May 2024, according to News 5. She, a ...

Underage online gambling rising in Japan

11 November 2025 at 6:18am UTC-5
A rising number of minors, including high school students, are gambling online in Japan, with reports of underage individuals turning to fraud to feed their addiction ...