01/14/22 Macau casino licences limited to six with a duration of 10 years Macau’s new gaming law will allow up to six gaming concessions with a length of 10 years with the possibility of a 3-year extension.
01/14/22 AUSTRAC to expand investigation to other entities within The Star Group Through an ASX announcement, The Star Entertainment Group has revealed AUSTRAC has expanded the scope of its investigation to other entities within The Star group.
01/14/22 ILGA announces practical interim arrangements The regulator announced arrangements ahead of legislative changes to establish an independent casino regulator.
01/13/22 Macau: US-controlled casinos will not be treated differently, Fitch says Analysts at Fitch Ratings Inc. stated US casinos in Macau are key to the local gaming industry and won’t be treated any differently from local casino operators.
01/13/22 Macau authorities detected 1,330 suspicious transactions in 2021 54.6 per cent of the total suspicious transactions registered in 2021 were related to the gaming industry.
01/13/22 Singapore’s legislators agree to increase the rate of gambling taxes Singapore’s parliament agreed to increase the tax rate to 18 per cent on the first SGD3.1bn (US$2.3bn) in GGR collected by casino operators.
01/12/22 Opol casino found to be operating without a business permit Misamis Oriental provincial board found out the Grand Imperial Casino has been operating without a business permit since it opened last December.
01/11/22 Malaysia: 22 arrested for illegal online gambling Authorities in Kuching carried out a raid and busted three online gambling call centres.
01/10/22 Fraud charges against Kazuo Okada dismissed by Philippines Court Fraud charges against former Universal Entertainment Corp chairman Kazuo Okada were dismissed by the Philippines Court of Appeals.
01/10/22 China investigated over 17,000 cross-border gambling cases in 2021 Authorities in China revealed more than 17,000 cross-border gambling cases were handled in 2021.
01/07/22 Jeju casinos still looking to add remote gambling Authorities in Jeju island continue analysing the possibility of allowing casinos to offer online gambling services.
01/06/22 Tamil Nadu close to banning online gambling Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin has announced the legislation that banned online gambling in Tamil Nadu will soon be effective.
01/03/22 Vietnam to introduce new gambling rules from February 12 Authorities in Vietnam have revealed they will launch a new set of rules regarding electronic gaming machine play in the country.
