06/18/21 India: 13 arrested over illegal gambling The Telangana state labour minister’s brother was among those arrested. The accused were also charged for breaking Covid-19 social distancing measures.
06/17/21 Hong Kong: 79 arrested over illegal gambling Police have arrested 79 people in raids on a pub and an alleged illegal gambling den.
06/16/21 Thailand: 6 arrested for illegal gambling Police arrested six people in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling den in Southern Thailand.
06/14/21 India: 4 arrested after police bust cricket betting racket Four people have been arrested in Andhra Pradesh on charges of organising illegal bets on Pakistan Super League matches.
06/14/21 India trails last in world-first study of gaming markets India scored the lowest of any country when it comes to regulated betting markets as betting remains largely prohibited apart from on horseracing.
06/14/21 India: 7 arrested over illegal lottery Seven people have been arrested in Mumbai on charges of running an illegal lottery
06/09/21 Malaysia: 6 arrested over illegal online gambling Police have made six arrests in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation in Melaka.
06/09/21 Singapore: 158 arrested over illegal horse racing betting Police carried out raids in multiple locations, including Telok Blangah Crescent, Bukit Merah View and Woodlands.
05/31/21 Thailand: 19 arrested over alleged online gambling network The group was allegedly running an online gambling network with a monthly circulation of US$3m.
05/31/21 India: 19 arrested for illegal gambling in Pune Nineteen people have been arrested in Pune on charges of illegal gambling and flouting of Covid-19 countermeasures.
05/28/21 Asian gamblers prefer electronic table games after casino reopenings During the Singapore Summit, experts said there had been an increase in the use of electronic table games compared to before the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/22/21 Australia: new owners of Lasseters Casino add extra pokies The number of poker machines in the Northern Territory has risen more than two-fold since Lasseters Casino changed hands.
05/21/21 Macau: 49 scams in the gaming sector in Q1 Police have reported that the face value of fake gaming chips in the first quarter of the year was higher than the entire face value of chips detected in 2020.
