Tag: Illegal Gambling
Timor-Leste government approves cancellation of gambling licenses
2 October 2025 at 8:16am UTC-4
The Timor-Leste government has approved a motion cancelling all existing and pending online gambling licenses.
The resolution, which the Council of Ministers in the country ...
Apple, Google, Meta face lawsuits over casino-style apps
2 October 2025 at 7:01am UTC-4
Apple, Google, and Meta face lawsuits alleging they profited from illegal casino-style gambling apps after a federal judge in California rejected their efforts to dismiss the ...
Japanese police charge two men over illegal affiliate site
26 September 2025 at 7:36am UTC-4
Two men have been charged in Japan’s first crackdown on an online casino affiliate site, after allegedly facilitating JPY70 billion in illegal wagers.
Gifu Prefectural Police ...
Japan targets online casinos and celebrity endorsements via new law
26 September 2025 at 7:27am UTC-4
A Japanese law to curb gambling addiction came into force on September 25, placing greater restrictions on illegal online gambling.
Under the revised law, which was passed by ...
Vietnam jails 43 people for running VND88,000 billion online gambling ring
26 September 2025 at 7:09am UTC-4
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has jailed four siblings and nearly 40 others for running an online gambling and cryptocurrency ring that moved about VND88,000 billion ...
Former Indian international cricketer appears in front of the Enforcement Directorate regarding 1xBet investigation
23 September 2025 at 7:08am UTC-4
Former Indian international cricketer Yuvraj Singh appeared in front of India’s Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in relation to a money laundering case involving online ...
Ex-Fuji TV executive admits to online casino gambling in Tokyo trial
19 September 2025 at 3:49am UTC-4
A former Fuji Television Network manager has admitted to habitual gambling on online casinos during his first hearing at the Tokyo District Court on September 16.
Yoshitaka ...
South Korea succeeds in largest ever repatriation of criminals linked to online gambling in the Philippines
3 September 2025 at 7:23am UTC-4
South Korea’s National Police Agency has repatriated 49 people from the Philippines after the suspects were accused of fraud, cybercrimes involving illegal online casinos, and ...
Over half of online gamblers in the Philippines are ‘unaware of legal risks’ on unregulated sites
2 September 2025 at 8:29am UTC-4
Over half of Filipinos who engage in online gambling are unaware of the legal risks associated with unregulated gambling, according to a recent study by consultancy firm Fourth ...
India law bans nearly all igaming platforms
22 August 2025 at 7:25am UTC-4
India's Parliament has passed a law to ban a large number of igaming platforms, after it was revealed that around 450 million people lost a combined US$2.3 billion to gambling ...
