By 
Robert Johnson ·
Major American technology company Apple Inc. has removed 55 real-money gambling apps from its App Store after being asked to do so by Kansspelautoriteit, known to be the Dutch gambling…
By Robert Johnson ·
Philippine gaming technology provider PhilWeb Corporation reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Up until recently, the company operated online gambling cafés across the Philippines. PhilWeb’s…
By 
Terry Davis ·
A bill that calls for casinos to be covered by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 has been submitted to the Philippine House of Representatives, local media reported. The proposed…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operator Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd., trading as Betfred, has agreed to pay the amount of £800,000 to compensate for poor anti-money laundering and responsible gambling policies and to contribute to…
By 
Susan Sutton ·
According to information published on the site of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macau-based casinos have to comply with new regulations, which are much broader as compared to the…
By Terry Davis ·
The number of gambling-related crimes in Macau increased 11.2% during the first quarter of the year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said at a Monday press conference. The official…
By Robert Johnson ·
Developer of gaming solutions for the international gambling industry Playtech announced today that it is to roll out its Neon casino management system for Grosvenor Casinos, UK’s largest casino chain…
By Terry Davis ·
The British Columbia government and the province’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, known to be combating local organized crime activities, have joined forces to investigate and fight money laundering and…
By Robert Johnson ·
Australia is currently undergoing what could be described as a massive expansion of its casino industry. More than A$15 billion are to be spent within the next decade for the…
By Robert Johnson ·
Chinese media reported that 218 suspects have been arrested by the Guangdong police for allegedly operating illegal online casinos and using the names of some of Macau’s major gambling operators…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operator Paddy Power has voluntarily agreed to implement improvements in its anti-money laundering processes and social responsibility practices, and to pay the amount of £280,000 to a socially responsible…
By Terry Davis ·
Gambling operator Wynn Macau Ltd. said in a Wednesday stock exchange statement that it is concerned the contractor for the company’s second Macau-based casino could miss the June 25 completion…
By Robert Johnson ·
Normandie Casino in Gardena, California agreed on Friday to plead guilty to violating the federal Bank Secrecy Act and failing to report large transactions of money that occurred in 2013…
By Terry Davis ·
Macau police intelligence officers were arrested for allegedly running casino extortion racket targeting VIP junket operators that are known to be working together with a major gambling venue in the…
By Robert Johnson ·
Macau’s Judiciary Police confirmed on Tuesday that L’Arc Hotel and Casino located on the Macau Peninsula had reported an alleged embezzlement of a little less than HK$100 million by a…
By Terry Davis ·
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. (CEOC), known to be the main operating unit of Las Vegas-based gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 15,…
By Robert Johnson ·
In October 2014, multinational banking and financial services company JPMorgan Chase & Co. revealed that private data about more than 76 million households and 7 million small firms had been…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine investment bank First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) said in a report that a further slump in the Philippine casino industry is expected as a result from the gaming slowdown…
By Robert Johnson ·
Malaysia’s Home Ministry told local media that it is contemplating on introducing a set of amendments to certain existing laws in a bid to cope with the constantly increasing number…
By Robert Johnson ·
Philippine gambling operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation announced earlier today that its only overseas casino – Jeju Sun, located on the South Korean Jeju Island, is to be suspended for a…
By Terry Davis ·
Florida developer Glenn Straub, who purchased Atlantic City’s Revel Casino earlier this year, told media that the shuttered hotel and casino venue could be used for housing Syrian refugees. Revel…
By Robert Johnson ·
On-site government inspectors will no longer operate permanently within The Star casino in Sydney, local media reported. The announcement comes after New South Wales Deputy Premier Troy Grant noted that…
By Robert Johnson ·
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, one of the companies behind the project for the construction of a $3-billion integrated resort at Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane, said that although the anti-corruption campaign…
By Terry Davis ·
Gambling operator MGM Resorts said in a statement that the compact between Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes – the Mohegan and the Mashantucket Pequot – to establish a tribal casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
Notorious Chinese Internet personality Guo Meimei was sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of CNY50,000 for offering gambling options at private parties at rented Beijing apartments. Although…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. suffered yet another blow as it was fined by the US government and the state of Nevada a total of $9.5 million over poor anti-money…
By Robert Johnson ·
Reportedly, gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. has consented to pay the amount of $20 million so as to settle charges over allegedly failing to follow the appropriate anti-money laundering procedures.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Prominent Macau junket figure Cheung Chi-tai has been put under arrest after a lengthy money laundering investigation. Mr. Cheung has been suspected of laundering about HK$1.8 billion (US$232.2 million) via…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Ohio Casino Control Commission announced on Wednesday that two of the state’s four casinos have been fined $175,000, as their surveillance systems did not meet the requirements of the…
By Terry Davis ·
It seems that Apple has commenced reinstallation of the previously removed gambling apps from its Swedish App Store. The US-based technology giant was authorized to do this after back in…