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Crown Resorts employees in China charged with promoting gambling

June 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The group of Crown Resorts employees who were arrested in China in October last year has now been charged by a local court, an announcement from the company reveals, according to British daily newspaper The Gua...

April lottery sales approach 10% spike in Mainland China

Alex Lanter

May 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Economy/Finance, Lottery

Sales of lottery tickets in Mainland China have jumped by 9.6% in April 2017 when compared to the same period last year, new data from China’s Ministry of Finance reveals. According to the numbers posted this w...

Think-tank recommends loosening Macau and Hong Kong travel policies

Adam Morgan

May 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Asian Casino News

As part of a plan to transform the area around the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou into one giant integrated economic zone, an official Chinese think-tank has reportedly proposed loosening existing bo...

Taiwan police bust illegal online sportsbetting operation

Adam Morgan

May 8, 2017

Taiwan, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Sports betting

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Law enforcement officials in Taiwan reportedly busted an underground online sportsbetting operation last week that was allegedly providing its services to local and Chinese punters with a primary focus on Europ...

Fate of detained Crown Resorts Limited employees could soon become clearer

Adam Morgan

May 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

The fate of the 14 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited being held in China for “gambling crimes” could soon become clearer after police formally turned the cases over Shanghai’s Baosha...

Siberian ‘visa on arrival’ for 18 wealthy countries to open more doors for Tigre de Cristal

Lars Jones

May 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Economy/Finance, Japan, Russia, Russia

The freeport of Vladivostok will soon allow individual visitors from 18 countries online applications and a "visa upon arrival". Although only one casino is currently operating in the region, the program, expec...

Philippines begins deporting Chinese nationals following joint operation

Adam Morgan

April 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Tax Evasion, Philippines

The Philippines has reportedly deported 55 Chinese nationals after they were arrested last week on suspicion of involvement in an illegal China-facing online gaming operation. According to a report from the ...

China set to continue crackdown on cross-border gambling

Adam Morgan

March 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, China

In China, a prominent government minister has reportedly announced that the nation is set to continue its crackdown on cross-border gambling and called on overseas law enforcement bodies to provide more help. ...

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Kim M

February 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Australia, China, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Japan

The U.S. leads the world in gambling losses by country with Americans losing $116.9 billion last year, according to The Economist’s citing of data from U.K.-based H2 Gambling Capital (H2G), a betting and gaming...

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge due to be completed this year

Adam Morgan

February 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Hong Kong, Macau

In China, the giant Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is reportedly expected to be completed this year and span a 31-mile section of the Pearl River Delta to link the cities of Macau and Hong Kong. According to ...

Myanmar shadow-state reportedly loses casino patrons from China

Lars Jones

January 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Economy/Finance, Myanmar

The remote Wa State in Myanmar, which shares 82 miles (133 km) of frontier with China, once offered Chinese VIPs an out of the way place to gamble large, and still may. Reuters reports that casinos, where the r...

New route to Macau announced by Tigerair Taiwan

Sadonna Price

January 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taiwan, Macau

Beginning in March, travelers in Taichung will have direct access to Macau thanks to a new route provided by Tigerair Taiwan. The budget carrier, a subsidiary of China Airlines of Taiwan, announced yesterday th...

Macau casinos share prices drop as China increases scrutiny over capital outflows

Renee Kingsley

January 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Economy/Finance, Macau

Macau’s casino industry went through a major slump resulting in 26 consecutive months of gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline which ended in August 2016. The industry since then has shown signs of recovery as GGR...

Major casino operators resume marketing efforts in China

Renee Kingsley

January 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Macau

The authorities in China arrested 17 Crown Resort employees in October 2016 on alleged gambling related crimes and caused major casino operators in the region to immediately pull out their staff and cease all m...

Interpol possibly involved in November Philippine call center raid

Lars Jones

January 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Casino closures, Money Laundering, Data Protection, Financial Fraud, Philippines

In Singapore, the Straights Times print edition reported on December 31 that The International Criminal Police Organization ICPO or INTERPOL, conducted raids as part of an operation called Operation First Light...

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Crown Resorts employees in China charged with promoting gambling

April lottery sales approach 10% spike in Mainland China

Think-tank recommends loosening Macau and Hong Kong travel policies

Taiwan police bust illegal online sportsbetting operation

Fate of detained Crown Resorts Limited employees could soon become clearer

Siberian ‘visa on arrival’ for 18 wealthy countries to open more doors for Tigre de Cristal

Philippines begins deporting Chinese nationals following joint operation

China set to continue crackdown on cross-border gambling

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge due to be completed this year

Myanmar shadow-state reportedly loses casino patrons from China

New route to Macau announced by Tigerair Taiwan

Macau casinos share prices drop as China increases scrutiny over capital outflows

Major casino operators resume marketing efforts in China

Interpol possibly involved in November Philippine call center raid

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