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3,198 POGO workers apply for police clearance to continue working

The Philippine National Police has reported that 3,198 workers have applied for police clearance as authorities crack down on illegal activities linked to the industry.

10/04/22

India: 13 arrested for selling fake lottery tickets

Police claim to have evidence of the suspects gambling with money earned from the sale of fake tickets.

10/04/22

Authorities indict Kazuo Okada and three others for grave coercion

Kazuo Okada and three others have been indicted in connection with the takeover of the Okada Manila casino hotel on May 31.

10/03/22

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The Philippines: 8 arrested over illegal online cockfighting

10/03/22

Cambodia claims more than 90% of illegal gambling venues shut down

Police carried out an eight-day operation against illegal gambling operations.

10/03/22

China: 36 found guilty in Suncity-linked trial

36 people have been sentenced to up to seven and a half years in prison for their involvement in a cross-border illegal gambling syndicate.

09/30/22

PAGCOR clarifies that illegal online gambling operators are not POGOs

09/30/22

Philippines: 8 arrested for illegal gambling

Those arrested were playing mahjong in Barangay.

09/30/22

Cambodia: police detect 2,000 illegal gambling operations in Phnom Penh

Police have made 152 arrests in Phnom Penh and Kandal province.

09/30/22

Queensland attorney general receives final report on The Star

09/30/22

Former Suncity accounting director says company had side-betting operation

09/29/22

Malaysia: 5 suspected of working for illegal online gambling syndicate

Those arrested acted as credit transfer agents while promoting an online gambling platform

09/28/22

HK Police seize 16,000 lottery tickets headed for China and Macau

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has found that 600 of the tickets were already redeemable for prizes totalling around HK$70,000.

09/28/22

Only two defendants partly accept charges in Suncity trial

The defendants including former Suncity Group CEO Alvin Chau Cheok Wa, have finished testifying.

09/28/22

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3,198 POGO workers apply for police clearance to continue working

India: 13 arrested for selling fake lottery tickets

Authorities indict Kazuo Okada and three others for grave coercion

The Philippines: 8 arrested over illegal online cockfighting

Cambodia claims more than 90% of illegal gambling venues shut down

China: 36 found guilty in Suncity-linked trial

PAGCOR clarifies that illegal online gambling operators are not POGOs

Philippines: 8 arrested for illegal gambling

Cambodia: police detect 2,000 illegal gambling operations in Phnom Penh

Queensland attorney general receives final report on The Star

Former Suncity accounting director says company had side-betting operation

Malaysia: 5 suspected of working for illegal online gambling syndicate

HK Police seize 16,000 lottery tickets headed for China and Macau

Only two defendants partly accept charges in Suncity trial

Police in Shanghai report results of online gambling clampdown

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