06/09/21 AAEC’s US$12bn lawsuit against Las Vegas Sands to resume Asian American Entertainment Corporation (AAEC) is suing Las Vegas Sands for over US$12m. The trial will resume next week.
06/09/21 Malaysia: 6 arrested over illegal online gambling Police have made six arrests in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation in Melaka.
06/09/21 Singapore: 158 arrested over illegal horse racing betting Police carried out raids in multiple locations, including Telok Blangah Crescent, Bukit Merah View and Woodlands.
06/08/21 Australian casinos investigated over AML compliance AUSTRAC is investigating all three casino operators due to potential non-compliance with AML rules.
05/31/21 Thailand: 19 arrested over alleged online gambling network The group was allegedly running an online gambling network with a monthly circulation of US$3m.
05/31/21 India: 19 arrested for illegal gambling in Pune Nineteen people have been arrested in Pune on charges of illegal gambling and flouting of Covid-19 countermeasures.
05/29/21 Imperial Pacific appeals gaming licence suspension Imperial Pacific International’s licence was suspended by the Commonwealth Casino Commission in April after the company admitted violating five regulatory orders.
05/27/21 Former casino inspector denies writing Crown junket report Nick Toyne, a former casino inspector, said his name appeared on a report he didn’t write and which allowed criminals to run junkets at Crown Resorts.
05/27/21 Crown: money laundering activity detected up to February 2021 Nearly 50 account banks linked to Crown Resorts will be reviewed by a major auditing firm after indications of money laundering were detected between December 1, 2020, and February 18, 2021.
05/26/21 China: 914 confess to cross-border gambling crimes in amnesty Since authorities declared a form of amnesty in February, 914 residents of mainland China have confessed to involvement in cross-border gambling crimes.
05/25/21 WA AML unit should never have been disbanded, inquiry hears Western Australia’s former chief casino officer, David Halge, has said that an anti-money laundering police unit that has been dismantled in 1999 could have helped to prevent money laundering at Crown Resorts.
05/21/21 Macau: 49 scams in the gaming sector in Q1 Police have reported that the face value of fake gaming chips in the first quarter of the year was higher than the entire face value of chips detected in 2020.
05/19/21 Malaysia: 8 busted in raid on gambling operation Police made eight arrests in a second raid in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, the day after three were arrested in a separate operation.
05/19/21 Malaysia: 3 arrested in raid on suspected gambling operation Police made three arrests in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
05/08/21 China: 18,000 cases of cross-border gambling detected Chinese police have arrested more than 110,000 people in relation to cross-border gambling in the last year.
