06/25/21 Thailand: 2 arrested over illegal online gambling operation Police in Thailand have arrested two men for operating online gambling websites and handling up to US$627,000 per month in bets.
06/24/21 India: investment in online gambling rockets, analysts say According to Maple Capital Advisors, investment in the online gambling industry in India rose sharply in the last six months.
04/23/21 Malaysia blocks 2,195 websites for promoting online gambling The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has blocked 2,195 websites and 9,765 telephone lines for promoting online gambling.
04/23/21 New Zealand: study finds gambling addiction makes people isolate A study from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand suggests people with gambling addiction tend to withdraw from social groups.
04/22/21 Report suggests Macau consider online gambling to recover from Covid-19 Analysts say the recovery of Macau’s tourism sector may take longer than expected and that the city should consider turning to technology and online gambling to maintain revenue.
04/21/21 Why is online gambling so popular in Australia? Online gambling in Australia has grown exponentially not only because of the ability to play from anywhere at any time but also because of its potential prizes.
04/20/21 China: 15 arrested over alleged online gambling network The group allegedly built a platform named Biggame on the EOS blockchain network and earned nearly US$10m.
04/13/21 Australia: Victorians’ losses to online bookmakers up 35% in H2 2020 The growth in Victorians’ online betting losses was driven by Covid-19 restrictions in Melbourne that led land-based casinos and gambling venues to close their doors.
03/18/21 Indian online gaming on the rise There are approximately 365 million mobile game users in the country. The Indian online gaming industry expects to reach a valuation of US$3.1bn in 2023.
03/16/21 Japan says no plans to legalise online gambling A member of Japan’s Public Safety Commission has denied IR developments could pave the way to legalise online gambling.
02/03/21 Bojoko debuts in New Zealand The affiliate site has expanded into the region with its launch in New Zealand.
02/01/21 Singapore sees rise in fake gambling platforms Singapore police reported 299 cases of scams involving fake gambling sites in 2020.
01/27/21 China expands gambling blacklist The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is drawing up a second selection of overseas gambling destinations to add to its blacklist.
12/17/20 Belarus gaming software firm expands in Asia SoftSwiss will take its newest igaming and sports betting solutions to India, Japan and South Korea.
