05/21/20 Tokyo head prosecutor caught illegally gambling Hiromu Kurokawa has resigned after he was accused of illegally gambling during Japan’s Covid-19 state of emergency.
05/20/20 Sands China cleared over guest suicide Court of Second Instance (TSI). rules the casino is not responsible for the death of a guest back in 2016.
05/20/20 Corruption complaints on the rise Commission Against Corruption report shows the number of complaints regarding corruption in the industry are increasing.
05/19/20 Hong Kong: 28 arrested after fatal gambling raid Hong Kong police bust six suspected illegal gambling dens but a man died while trying to escape.
05/08/20 Thailand: Bangkok police bust gambling den Police swoop on house where illegal gambling activity was taking place while the country remains in lockdown due to Covid-19.
05/08/20 Vietnam: 21 arrested for illegal online gambling The police investigation found the illegal gambling organisation had generated revenues of VND20 trillion (US$858.3million).
05/07/20 Anti-POGO bill filed by lawmakers Anti-POGO bill would ban all Offshore Gaming Operations from the country.
05/06/20 Hong Kong police bust illegal gambling syndicate Illegal gambling syndicate collected HK$133 million (US$17.2million) over 14 months between December 2017 and January 2019.
04/30/20 NSW issues warning against illegal online gambling sites Office of Responsible Gambling says players should avoid illegal off-shore sites.
04/30/20 Thailand: eight arrested after online gambling raid Illegal online gambling ring was generating at least THB10 million (€283,700) in daily revenues.
04/30/20 ICC bans bookmaker for two years The International Cricket Council sanctioned bookie Deepak Agarwal from all cricket activities for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
04/29/20 Osaka Pachinko hall will be forced to close Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has indicated he is considering closure instructions if the hall continues to operate.
04/29/20 Imperial Pacific to pay $5.6m for contract breach Imperial Pacific International has been ordered to pay to its former contractor for breaching a promissory note.
04/27/20 Top Australian jockey faces multiple gambling charges Ben Melham is alleged to have gambled more than AU$21,000 on a series of bets over a six-month period, some of which were races he was riding.
04/27/20 Thailand: people violating lockdown to gamble Hundreds of men and women are breaking lockdown measures in the country to drink and gamble.