Money Laundering

Thai Court Approves Extradition of Alleged Gambling Kingpin She Zhijiang to China

Vanja Mitic
Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Employment & Careers, Unlicensed Operation, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Thailand
After a prolonged legal struggle spanning more than three years, Thailand has approved the extradition of alleged gambling tycoon w to China. The 43-year-old Chinese national, who also holds Cambodian citizensh...

Taiwan Detains 25, Seizes $145M in Assets From Cambodia’s Prince Group

Vanja Mitic
Gaming Law & Legislation, Taiwan, Cambodia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Crime, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
Taipei prosecutors have detained 25 individuals and confiscated more than NT$4.5 billion (US$145 million) in assets connected to Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, an empire led by businessman Chen Zhi, who was c...

AUSTRAC Sanctions Cryptolink for AML/CTF Failures in Crypto ATM Oversight

Vanja Mitic
Cryptocurrency, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Money Laundering, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
Australian transaction and analysis centre (AUSTRAC) has imposed a AU$56,340 infringement notice on Cryptolink and accepted a court-enforceable undertaking to rectify major anti-money-laundering and counter-ter...

Platinum Gaming Faces £10 Million Fine for AML and Social Responsibility Failures

Vanja Mitic
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Online Gambling News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom
Platinum Gaming Limited, the operator of popular UK gambling websites like unibet.co.uk and uk.bingo.com, has been hit with a £10 million penalty by the UK Gambling Commission. This fine comes after a thorough ...

Macau Casino Suspicious Transaction Reports Decline by Nearly 10% in First Nine Months of 2025

Johnny K.
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Money Laundering, Macau, Asian Casino News, Crime
Macau’s gaming industry saw a notable decline in the number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed during the first nine months of 2025, according to the latest data from the city’s Financial Intelligen...

East Timor Halts Online Gambling Licenses Amid Security Warnings

Johnny K.
Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Online Gambling News, Crime
Just six months after granting its first license for offshore online gambling, East Timor has abruptly shut down the industry, citing mounting concerns over national security, criminal infiltration, and threats...

Vietnam and South Korea Target Illegal Online Gambling Networks

Vanja Mitic
Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Crime, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, South Korea, Vietnam
Authorities in both Vietnam and South Korea have intensified efforts against large-scale illegal online gambling operations, issuing severe prison sentences and shutting down networks that processed billions of...

SIGA Fined $1.2 Million by FINTRAC for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

Vanja Mitic
Tribal Gaming, Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Money Laundering, Saskatchewan, Canadian Tribal, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has been penalized with a significant fine of $1.175 million after a compliance examination by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (F...

Ex-DPWH Engineers Under Fire for Casino Losses and Flood Project Irregularities; Philippine AMLC to Investigate

Vanja Mitic
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Crime, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines
Philippine Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has laid out serious allegations against a group of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers, whom he referred to as the “BGC Boys” ...

Billionaire Developer Sues Star Sydney for $37 Million Over Gambling Losses

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Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Unsavory reports, China, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Money Laundering, The Players Lounge, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
A high-profile billionaire property developer from China has initiated legal action against Star Sydney, seeking A$57 million (approximately US$37 million) in compensation for his gambling losses. Phillip Dong ...

ED Probes MLA Veerendra’s Foreign Casino Connections

Vanja Mitic
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, India, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Crime, Georgia-Eurasia, Nepal, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Sri Lanka
The Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into Karnataka Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra, also known as ‘Puppy’, over alleged involvement in a large-scale money laundering and illega...

Feds Push for Reduced Sentence for Bookie Who Aided Ohtani Case

Johnny K.
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Las Vegas, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, Sports betting, Crime, Financial Fraud, Nevada
Federal prosecutors are urging a California judge to impose a prison sentence far below federal guidelines for bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, whose gambling operation reached high-profile clients and drew scrutiny to...