05/27/21 Australian weighs ban on credit card use for online gambling A parliamentary committee will consider a possible ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling.
05/11/21 Australian gambling companies against block on credit cards Responsible Wagering Australia claimed there was no evidence of a relationship between using credit cards for online betting and gambling problems.
05/07/21 Japan: online gambling drives betting on bicycle races In 2020, bicycle racing ticket sales rose to nearly JPY750bn (US$6.9bn), a 13.6 per cent increase year-on-year.
04/28/21 Australian bank launches app to block online gambling transactions Australian bank Westpac is releasing an app to block online gambling transactions.
04/27/21 Okada Manilla gets permission to take online bets Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment has announced that Okada Manila Resort will be the first casino in Entertainment City to launch an online product.
04/24/21 The Philippines’ government warns over illegal POGOs The Philippines’ government has issued a warning about illegal POGOs operating in the country after a Taiwanese worker was hired and kept as a slave worker.
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.
04/22/21 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.
04/22/21 Macau: suspicious transactions reports up 7.9% in Q1 The gaming industry filed 362 suspicious transactions reports in Macau in the first three months of 2021, up 1.5 per cent year-on-year.
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.
04/16/21 Sands China decries gambling site using its brand Sands China has denounced a gambling website operating under the name of “Sands Macao”.
04/16/21 Online betting boosts horseracing bets in Japan Proceeds from domestic races increased 30.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2020 to JPY912.29bn (US$8.4bn), the highest in nearly 30 years.
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.
04/10/21 India: Kerala insists on banning online rummy The Kerala High Court has rejected a petition from online gaming companies to stay the ordinance that makes playing online rummy for stakes a punishable offence.
