02/06/21 Thailand: illegal gambling operation raided The illegal gambling operation was being conducted from shipping containers in Chanthaburi, on the border with Cambodia.
02/06/21 Man arrested in Thailand over money laundering at Crown Resorts Chung Chak “John” Lee allegedly laundered money earned from drugs at Crown Resorts’ Melbourne property.
02/05/21 HK Jockey Club hopes more simulcasts will cut illegal gambling The Hong Kong government has given permission to increase the maximum annual number of simulcast days from 23 to 37.
02/05/21 Thailand: govt adviser arrested over alleged online gambling network Police have arrested the former boxer and House gambling advisor Siapo Po-arnon after investigating an alleged online gambling network.
02/05/21 Japanese junket considers legal action against former president The former president of NINE & PICTURES used company funds to gamble in Macau.
01/30/21 ILGA to announce fate of Crown casino licence The ILGA will deliver the commissioner’s recommendation on Crown Resorts’ casino licence on Monday (February 1).
01/28/21 IPI to apply for licence for new CEO The casino operator’s new CEO cannot take up his post without a licence from the Commonwealth Casino Commission.
01/27/21 China warns citizens not to gamble in Cambodia Chinese citizens have been warned not to gamble in Cambodia due to violent incidents.
01/27/21 161 slots machines seized in Thailand The illegal slots machines were found in Pattaya, in a commercial building where an unlicensed casino was being set up.
01/26/21 CNMI court halts IPI’s operations IPI and its chairwoman, Cui Li Jie, have been found in contempt of court. An immediate stop-work order has been issued for a week.
01/21/21 Police catch alleged accomplice in Jesu casino theft The police have found one of three suspects that allegedly stole over $13.2m in cash from a casino in Jeju, South Korea.
01/20/21 Imperial Pacific’s general counsel steps down Michael W. Dotts has not entered a new contract with IPI for the current year. IPI’s former CEO is due to appear in federal court this week.
01/20/21 Poker machines concern NSW Crime Commission New South Wales authorities’ annual report finds poker machines have become a vehicle for money laundering crimes.
