08/25/22 Indonesia: 34 arrested over online gambling opertation Police in Central Java arrested 34 people for being involved in illegal online gambling activities.
08/23/22 NZ study reveals few people with gambling problems seek help The study by Dr Simone Rodda of the Auckland University of Technology reveals that one in 400 adults in New Zealand sought help for problem gambling.
08/19/22 40 people escape from Cambodian casino to Vietnam They say they escaped ill-treatment by employers at the casino.
08/18/22 Australia: Clubs ACT proposes trial of facial recognition technology It’s intended that self-excluded problem gamblers would benefit from the technology.
08/18/22 China reiterates stance against cross-border gambling Wang Wenbin, a spokesman from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has advised people involved in cross-border gambling to surrender or face severe punishment.
08/17/22 35 plead guilty in Suncity junket cases The defendants have pleaded guilty to helping well-off Chinese customers travel overseas on VIP junkets.
08/17/22 Singapore launches new Gambling Regulatory Authority The new regulator will oversee lotteries, casinos, sports betting and loot boxes in online video games as part of its responsibilities.
08/15/22 Queensland gross gaming revenue up 16% in July Queensland has reported gross gaming revenue of AU$62m for last month.
08/12/22 Malaysia: electricity cut to four premises selling illegal lottery tickets Police had already raided the premises more than three times but they continued to sell illegal lottery tickets.
08/12/22 Casino investors top Forbes Philippines’ 50 Richest list Casino-related entrepreneurs take two of the top three spots in the list of the wealthiest people in the Philippines, while another name makes the top 10.
