07/01/16 UBet guilty of illegal advertising in the NSW Sports betting agency UBet has been convicted for illegal advertising that promoted alcohol consumption whilst gambling and offering inducements.
06/08/16 Russia wants to criminalise unlicensed gambling The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma introducing criminal punishment for unlicensed gambling activities out of specialised gaming zones.
05/19/16 Underground casino raided in China The Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau announced it busted an underground casino operation.
05/12/16 Dutch authorities target illegal online apps The Dutch gambling authority demanded Apple and Google to remove all gambling apps targeting the Netherlands from their app shops.
05/02/16 FanDuel and DraftKings leave Alabama today Daily Fantasy Sports websites are shutting down operations after Attorney General sent cease and desist letters on April 5.
04/21/16 8,000 phone numbers terminated in Malaysia for sending gambling-based SMS The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission instructed telecommunications companies to terminate the phone numbers for sending SMS related to gambling.
04/07/16 Tennessee AG declared fantasy sports “illegal gambling” Attorney General Herbert Slatery wrote an opinion on the issue claiming all fantasy sports contests are considered illegal gambling.
04/06/16 Alabama AG orders DraftKings and FanDuel to stop operations Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange, sent a cease and desist letter to FanDuel and DraftKings urging them to stop their operations in the Southern state.
04/05/16 Police forces conduct raids in three European countries As part of an international probe on illegal gambling, 15 addresses were raided in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
04/04/16 Quebec bill may threaten free and open internet The legislation would force internet companies to block online gambling sites not, approved by the government, in the province.
03/21/16 Parliament to address illegal gambling in Malaysia Laws will be amended in an effort to tackle illegal gambling.
03/15/16 Successful illegal gambling burst in Northern Ireland The raid was part of a major illegal gambling and money laundering investigation, which include a number of searches across the region.
03/11/16 Illegal gambling operation raided in Northern Laos Local authorities seized more than 100 slot machines in a raid conducted this month as police officers cracked down illegal gambling dens.
03/08/16 Illegal gambling in Cyprus receives a blow The Sovereign Base Areas Police continue with its siege on illegal gambling with a new raid.
03/07/16 Twenty two gamblers arrested in Malaysia The authorities of Petaling Jaya’s also seized RM136,399 (US$33,579) worth of cash and gambling chips.
