{"id":777016830,"date":"2024-06-28T09:35:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777016830"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:40:45","slug":"brunei-16-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/brunei-16-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Brunei: 16 arrested for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those arrested include citizens of Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brunei.- The Royal Brunei Police Force&#8217;s (RBPF) Criminal Investigation Department has arrested 16 men from Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia in connection with alleged illegal gambling in Mukim Kilanas. During the raid at a rented house, Police seized BND9,439.80, SGD14, and MYR2 in cash along with paraphernalia used for katam-katam, including the cloth and equipment for rolling the dice (Kong).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to The Star, the suspects were taken to Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital for health checks and were detained for further investigation. Officers suspect that several people may have fled down a drain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This case is under investigation under the Common Gaming Houses Act Sections 4 and 6. Managing a gambling venue can lead to a fine of BND20,000 and up to 12 months imprisonment. Gambling is punishable by a fine of BND10,000 and up to 6 months imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-social-media-influences-arrested-for-allegedly-promoting-illegal-online-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Malaysia: social media influences arrested for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those arrested include citizens of Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Royal Brunei Police Force has apprehended 16 individuals from Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia in connection with alleged illicit gambling operations in Mukim Kilanas. This enforcement action, conducted under the Common Gaming Houses Act, resulted in the seizure of cash and gambling paraphernalia, underscoring the jurisdiction's stringent stance on unauthorized gaming activities.","focusai_entities":"Royal Brunei Police Force, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, The Star","focusai_location":"Brunei, Mukim Kilanas, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Brunei Enforcement Impact","query":"What are the broader implications of Brunei's stringent enforcement of the Common Gaming Houses Act on the regional landscape of illicit gambling operations, particularly concerning cross-border activities involving citizens from neighboring countries?"},{"label":"AML Risks Unregulated Gaming","query":"How do such illicit, cash-based gambling operations in jurisdictions like Brunei contribute to regional money laundering risks, and what enhanced inter-agency or international cooperation frameworks are being considered to mitigate these threats?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777016830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777016830"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016834,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016830\/revisions\/777016834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777016830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}