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Alvin Chau Cheok Wa to resign as boss of Suncity Group Holdings Limited

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Following his arrest by police in mainland China over the weekend and Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (pictured) is reportedly set to stand down as Chief Executive Officer for Asian casino investor Suncity Group Holdings L...

Macau arrests eleven over illegal mainland gambling allegations

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In Macau and the Judiciary Police has reportedly announced the arrest of eleven individuals for allegedly having ties to illicit gambling supposedly being conducted by local junket giant Suncity Group. Accor...

Pair of offshore online lottery services hit by ACMA blocking orders

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The media and communications watchdog for Australia has stepped up its crackdown against unlicensed online gaming websites by instituting a formal block against the remote lottery services at Red Fox Lotto and ...

Dutch regulator to investigate 25 iGaming sites for potential infractions

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The gaming regulator for the Netherlands has announced that it is to investigate 25 iGaming sites following allegations that these domains may have been illicitly offering Dutch players the chance to remotely e...

ACMA watchdog expands blocking remit to iGaming affiliate advertising sites

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In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog has announced that it has stepped up its fight against iGaming sites that may be attempting to offer their services to local punters without a lic...

China records significant increase in prosecutions of gambling-related crimes

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In China and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has reportedly announced that it prosecuted 46,575 people over the course of the first six months of 2021 for gambling-related crimes. According to a report fr...

Poland warns all residents against accessing illegal online gambling services

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Authorities in Poland have reportedly issued a statement reiterating their stand that residents who play on an unlicensed online casino are breaking the law and could be hit with a financial penalty worth the e...

Sands China Limited denying any involvement with Asian iGaming domain

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In Macau and local casino operator Sands China Limited has reportedly been forced to issue a statement distancing itself from any connection to an Asian iGaming domain being marketed using the trademarked name ...

Australian iGaming regulator continuing to fight against unlicensed domains

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In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog is reportedly struggling to shut down access to iGaming sites that may be attempting to offer their services to local punters without a license. ...

Australian regulator adding 18 names to ‘blacklist’ of banned iGaming sites

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In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog has announced that it will be asking local Internet service providers to block access to a further 18 offshore iGaming domains on grounds that the...

Singapore experiencing a steep rise in online gambling fraud

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In Singapore and the last few years have reportedly seen unsuspecting victims lose in excess of $11.6 billion at the hands of scammers running ‘fake’ online gambling platforms. According to a report from GGR...