09/07/21 Japan: Akimoto sentenced to four years in prison Tsukasa Akimoto has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to bribe two people connected to the Chinese gaming company 500.com.
07/27/21 500.com to dispose of its lottery business 500.com, now known as BIT Mining, has announced its decision to dispose of its Chinese lottery business for nil consideration.
07/09/21 Japan: Akimoto could face five-year prison sentence Tsukasa Akimoto, who is accused of attempting to bribe two people involved with the Chinese online gaming company 500.com, could face a five-year prison term.
04/01/21 500.com acquires shares in Loto Interactive 500.com Limited has announced the completion of its acquisition of a stake in Loto Interactive for HK$105m ($13.5m).
03/17/21 500.com completes acquisition of Bitcoin mining machines 500.com Limited has announced the completion of its acquisition of bitcoin mining machines from the US.
02/27/21 Japan: date set for trial of politician over 500.com bribe Tsukasa Akimoto, who says he is innocent, will be tried next month.
02/17/21 500.com acquires major Bitcoin mining pool The Chinese gaming company has acquired Bitdeer Technologies’ cryptocurrency mining pool business, including BTC.com.
01/12/21 500.com to acquire bitcoin mining machines The Chinese company expects to begin generating revenue from bitcoin mining in the first half of 2021.
11/24/20 500.com revenue up 69.4% on previous quarter The Chinese lottery services provider showed improvement in its Q3 results but was still down 37% on the same period in 2019.
10/08/20 500.com closes bribery investigation An independent review found there was no violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
09/10/20 500.com resumes online lottery operation in Sweden The Chinese lottery provider’s licence had been suspended in January after failing to complete the renewal process before the deadline.
11/07/19 500.com proposes solution to China lottery fraud 500.com proposes a blockchain-based solution to the stop fraud in China’s online lottery business.
