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Fontana Leisure Parks & Casino shut down after Pagcor revokes permits; Lam still at large

December 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Unlicensed Operation, Macau, Philippines

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) agents in cooperation with Angeles City police and the regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Group carried out an order issued by President Duterte to shut...

Jack Lam flees the Philippines to avoid being arrested for illegal online gambling operations

Renee Kingsley

December 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Unlicensed Operation, Philippines

Authorities in the Philippines arrested over 1,000 Chinese nationals who were alleged to have been involved in illegal online gambling operations and violating their working visas. Local media reports stated th...

Philippines to deport over 1300 Chinese nationals detained in online gambling crackdown

Renee Kingsley

November 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, China, Unlicensed Operation, Philippines

The Philippines continues its crackdown against some elements of the gambling industry in the country under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte. Authorities in the Philippines arrested over 1300 Chinese...

Illegal online casino mastermind goes on trial in China

Adam Morgan

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Online Poker, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News

In China, a court has heard how an illegal online gambling website established in 2012 processed nearly $60 billion in wagers from some two million people and made its operators a profit of almost $84 million b...

Police force of China arrest 94 individuals involved in cross-border gambling ring

Sadonna Price

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Unlicensed Operation

Over the weekend, it was reported by Xinhua news that 94 individuals were arrested by police in China. Those arrested were thought to be involved in a cross-border gambling ring worth $72 billion. The activitie...

Crown taps outside legal in exposure assessment on Chinese charges

Lars Jones

November 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, China, Economy/Finance, Unlicensed Operation

James Packer's Crown Resorts has reportedly deployed a host of high-powered in-house and outside legal advisers and counsel to help assess the corporation's vulnerability and liability following the arrest of 1...

Over 1,000 arrested during online gambling raid in Philippines

Sadonna Price

November 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Philippines

Immigration officials in the Philippines arrested more than 1,000 individuals on Friday, all of which were undocumented Chinese nationals, after a raid took place in Clark, Pampanga at a recreational facility. ...

Kenyan politicians call for investigation into illegal slots

Adam Morgan

November 14, 2016

Kenya, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation

In Kenya, four Kisumu District County politicians have called on the national government to investigate claims that coin-operated slots are being illegally smuggled into the African nation by foreign nationals ...

Malaysian Inspector General of Police says no evidence to prove Malaysia is Asian match-fixing hub

Renee Kingsley

November 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Sports betting, Malaysia, Racketeering, Singapore

During the recent Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) forum in Singapore, Chris Eaton the ex-FIFA security chief stated that Singapore was no longer the center for match-fixing in Asia as the match-fixing s...

Philippines President says lack of manpower preventing his government from cracking down on illegal gambling

Renee Kingsley

November 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Unlicensed Operation, Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines has created a lot of controversy within the first year of his rule as his government looks to crackdown on corruption, wage war on narcotics and clean up the co...

Illegal casinos raided in Cyprus UN buffer zone

Lars Jones

November 2, 2016

Turkey, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Cyprus, Unlicensed Operation

The village of Pyla, located within the United Nations buffer zone on the divided island of Cyprus has seen illegal casinos raided and shut down following a five-hour operation that began at 4am today. Accordin...

Chinese Authorities reported to have arrested 10 junket operators in continued Crown Resorts crackdown

Renee Kingsley

October 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, China, Unlicensed Operation, Macau

The Australian newspaper has reported that Chinese authorities have continued their crackdown on gambling promoters in Mainland China and have arrested another 10 individuals. The 10 people in custody are suspe...

Kerala government to launch investigation into single-digit lottery malpractices

Renee Kingsley

October 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Lottery, Unlicensed Operation

The state of Kerala in India is one of the few states in the country to run a legalized lottery which is very popular with the locals as the Kerala State Lottery holds a daily draw. There have been concerns tha...

36 arrested, 11 luxury vehicles seized in South Delhi illegal casino raid

Lars Jones

October 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Unlicensed Operation

Thirty-six people were arrested at an illegal casino in the Sainik Farms area of South Delhi, India on Sunday. Police were acting on a tip when they raided the illegal casino and found over twenty people playin...

Japanese police bust illegal baccarat casino

Adam Morgan

October 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Japan, Unlicensed Operation

As legislators in Japan decide whether to pass legislation to legalize resort casinos, police in Kanagawa Prefecture have announced that they recently busted an illegal baccarat venue that had reportedly racked...

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Fontana Leisure Parks & Casino shut down after Pagcor revokes permits; Lam still at large

Jack Lam flees the Philippines to avoid being arrested for illegal online gambling operations

Philippines to deport over 1300 Chinese nationals detained in online gambling crackdown

Illegal online casino mastermind goes on trial in China

Police force of China arrest 94 individuals involved in cross-border gambling ring

Crown taps outside legal in exposure assessment on Chinese charges

Over 1,000 arrested during online gambling raid in Philippines

Kenyan politicians call for investigation into illegal slots

Malaysian Inspector General of Police says no evidence to prove Malaysia is Asian match-fixing hub

Philippines President says lack of manpower preventing his government from cracking down on illegal gambling

Illegal casinos raided in Cyprus UN buffer zone

Chinese Authorities reported to have arrested 10 junket operators in continued Crown Resorts crackdown

Kerala government to launch investigation into single-digit lottery malpractices

36 arrested, 11 luxury vehicles seized in South Delhi illegal casino raid

Japanese police bust illegal baccarat casino

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