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.
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.
