11/01/18 Philippine Senator backs casino ban Senator Villanueva is urging the President to officially order the ban on casinos in Boracay.
10/31/18 China shuts down poker apps The Chinese authorities have taken down several mobile poker apps in an effort to fight unauthorised gambling.
10/31/18 Crown’s Barangaroo conflict continues A development that would block a Crown Resorts six-star resort could be rearranged to minimise view impacts.
10/30/18 Oregon tribe fires at Governor Governor Brown used to oppose casinos but recently changed her mind and some tribes are calling her “hypocritical.”
10/30/18 California tribes to sue state regulators Californian tribes may soon decide to sue the state gaming regulators for not enforcing their monopoly over certain casino games.
10/30/18 Judge in New York rules DFS as unconstitutional The Justice ruled in favour of organisations that challenged the decision from 2016 that regulated DFS in the state.
10/30/18 Russian authorities confirm Azov-City shutdown The gambling zone will be terminated on December 31, according to an order by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
10/24/18 At least 48 casinos operated ilegally in Zambia in 2017 The Auditor General’s Office revealed that 48 casinos were found operating without licences last year and evaded €37k worth of fees.
10/18/18 Italy cracks down on illegal online gambling The authorities revealed that they have shut down over 7000 online gambling websites.
10/15/18 Sheriff Gaming former CEO could face time in jail Dutch prosecutors are seeking to imprison Stijn Flapper over illegal gambling, money laundering and tax evasion charges.
10/15/18 Sweden fines media outlet for linking unlicensed site The Lotteriinspektionen has slapped media outlet Nyheter24 with a €9.6k for hyperlinking to an unlicensed gambling website.
10/11/18 Macau strikes on money laundering The Macanese authorities have launched an operation against money laundering in the casino segment and have already had results.
10/10/18 Singapore conducts raids against illegal gambling The Singaporean police carried out an island-wide operation and arrested 31 people suspected of organising illegal horse-betting activities.
10/03/18 Online lottery bidding, authorised in the Philippines The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to proceed with the bidding process in Luzon.
10/01/18 Philippine officials accused of irregular licencing Three Parañaque government officials have been accused of fast-tracking a licencing process in exchange for “grease money.”
