07/29/21 Online gambling in N. Mariana Islands: operators question feasibility The Northern Mariana Islands’ proposed Internet Gaming Act 2021 continues to raise questions.
07/28/21 CNMI reaches out to online gaming operators The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) wants to reach out to online gaming operators in case its proposed Internet Gaming Act 2021 is finally approved.
07/28/21 Malaysia: 20 arrested for illegal cockfight Police found a group gambling on illegal cockfights in Kampung Baru Senai.
07/27/21 China: 46,575 prosecuted for gambling-related crimes in H1 China has reported that 46,575 people were prosecuted for gambling-related crimes in the first half of the year, up 27.7 per cent when compared with the same period of 2019.
07/24/21 New Zealand: concerns casinos will become “pokies dens” Dunedin’s Grand Casino operator wants to remove a mandatory requirement to have at least one gaming table open and increase the number of slots instead.
07/23/21 India analyses gambling taxation India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is seeking to change the valuation and taxes for gambling, including casinos, online gambling and racecourses.
07/22/21 Problem Gambling Foundation concerned over New Zealand pokie profits The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) revealed poker machine operators in South Auckland generated NZ$21m in profits in the first quarter of the year.
07/17/21 China continues to expand gambling blacklist The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is preparing a third selection of overseas gambling destinations to add to its blacklist.
07/16/21 Macau: suspicious transactions reports up 49.4% in H1 The gaming industry filed 693 suspicious transactions reports in Macau in the first six months of 2021, up 49.4 per cent year-on-year.
07/13/21 Nepal: increase in illegal gambling Police in Nepal have made several arrests related to illegal sports betting and online gambling.
07/13/21 Singapore plans changes to gambling laws The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wants to launch a public consultation on amendments on social gambling, online games and penalties for illegal gambling.
07/08/21 Philippines: online gambling necessary to boost economy The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has said that he allowed online gambling because the country needs money to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
