09/06/20 Immigration officers face prosecution over POGO scandal Nineteen officers are suspected of having been involved in a scheme to bring in illegal workers for POGOs.
09/06/20 Macau: warnings over fake Mark Six lotto The DICJ says online casinos and websites are scamming people with a fake local version of the popular lotto run by the HKJC.
09/04/20 Crown admits inaccurate response to media The company had published a full-page advertisement in July in response to media allegations, but its information was wrong.
09/04/20 Crown exec says bosses “blinkered” by profits The former head of the operator’s Chinese business says the company should have known the dangers of promoting gambling in the country.
09/03/20 Crown’s legal head admits accounts went unmonitored ILGA is continuing its inquiry to determine if the Australian operator should keep its casino licence for its new Barangaroo property.
09/03/20 Pacific Rim aims to seize IPI’s gaming machines The developer has been piling on pressure aiming to seize funds and auction goods owned by the operator to cover unpaid debt.
09/01/20 India seizes over US$6m for illegal gambling India’s Enforcement Directorate seized the funds during a major operation against illegal gambling in four cities.
08/27/20 China creates blacklist of overseas gambling destinations The country will impose travel restrictions to stop Chinese citizens from visiting overseas gambling destinations.
08/23/20 Former Crown boss addresses visas inquiry The public hearings over Crown’s China debacle have begun with authorities to decide if the company will keep its licence.
08/21/20 Las Vegas Sands and AAEC legal battle delayed The next stage in the legal battle was set to take place in September but has been pushed back to June 2021.
08/20/20 Supreme Court ratifies Okada’s ban from board The decision to prevent the casino entrepreneur and founder of Okada Holding from returning for 30 years is now final and binding.
08/16/20 New legal setback for Crown Resorts Public hearings into the operator’s suitability to hold a licence in New South Wales will resume on Monday.
08/06/20 Imperial Pacific: no connection with execs facing prosecution Casino company Imperial Pacific has stated that it has no involvement in the case of two executives indicted in the Northern Mariana Islands.
08/05/20 Imperial Pacific execs charged over illegal workers The operator allegedly hired Chinese workers illegally for construction of the Grand Mariana Casino Hotel on Saipan.
07/31/20 Kazuo Okada excluded from returning to boards A court ruling in Japan bars entrepreneur Kazuo Okada from returning to the boards of Universal Entertainment or Okada Holdings, the operators say.
