08/03/16 Las Vegas legalised gambling on the Olympics After a 15-year hiatus, the most populous city in the state of Nevada has reopened its door to legalised gambling on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
08/03/16 Singapore regulator urges global effort on casino crime The head of Singapore’s casino regulator has called on colleagues from all over the world to work together in order to improve regulatory measures to stop the threats posed by transnational crime.
08/02/16 PAGCOR revokes 124 online gambling licenses Since newly-elected Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte proposed a crackdown on online gambling, the regulator has revoked 124 online gaming licenses.
08/01/16 LRWC will continue with its bingo expansion in the Philippines Despite Malacañang’s stance against online gambling, Leisure & Resorts World Corp won’t stop the expansion of its gaming business.
07/29/16 The International Olympic Committee takes measures to prevent gambling The Committee has chosen a London-based firm, Genius Sports, to watch for suspicious gambling on the Games, which might lead to cheating in the competition.
07/28/16 Dutch government to prevent the expansion of illegal gambling The government is serious about preventing the expansion of illegal gambling activities from Curaçao in the Netherlands.
07/25/16 Russia includes Skrill and QIWI on its black list As part of Russia’s war on unregulated online gambling, the government is now targeting payment providers.
07/20/16 Baidu faces a new regulatory probe over illegal gambling The Cyber Administration of China will investigate the Chinese web services company after receiving complaints against the company for promoting illegal activities on its platforms.
07/19/16 Police tackles illegal gambling rise in California Over the past three years, police forces have raided more than a dozen gambling houses run by gangs in Vietnamese neighbourhoods in Orange County.
07/19/16 Thousands arrested in 11 countries over Euro 2016 illegal gambling Coordinated raids were carried out across eleven different countries during Euro 2016 in one of the largest international police operations against illegal gambling in Asia.
07/01/16 US$ 1 billion illegal online sports gambling ring busted Brooklyn prosecutors dismantled the California-based ring, allegedly lead by Gordon Mitchnick.
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.
