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Terry Davis ·
Thailand has moved to tighten its grip on illegal online gambling by warning local Internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile phone operators that they would face legal action if they…
By Terry Davis ·
The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday reached a settlement with Fremont Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas and fined the gambling venue for an alleged botched investigation that…
By Terry Davis ·
Vietnamese police busted this week another massive online gambling operation as part of a continued effort to curb the proliferation of digital sports betting and gaming activities, which are both…
By Terry Davis ·
A Scottish gambler is suing Ladbrokes seeking to recover £3.3 million he gambled away with the bookmaker and claiming that the company broke the law by accepting his phone bets…
By Terry Davis ·
A Japanese lawmaker previously indicted in a massive casino bribery scandal was served a fresh arrest warrant by Tokyo prosecutors earlier this week on suspicion of witness tampering. Tsukasa Akimoto,…
By Terry Davis ·
Police in Singapore arrested on Monday 36 people suspected to be part of an organized crime group involved in the provision of illegal online gambling services on the territory of…
By Terry Davis ·
Disgraced Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto is set to be questioned by Tokyo prosecutors over his possible involvement in alleged witness tampering in a high-profile casino bribery scandal that led to…
By Terry Davis ·
Two major high street bookmakers are being slammed for facilitating a customer’s excessive gambling as he was spending away a one-off compensation from a botched operation that had left him…
By Terry Davis ·
Police in the Malaysian state of Penang last month busted an illegal online gambling ring that was believed to have generated around RM1 million (approximately $238,521) in monthly profits from…
By Terry Davis ·
Disgraced German payments firm Wirecard had processed payments for a Maltese online gambling company that was later found to have laundered money for the ’Ndrangheta, one of Italy and Europe’s…
By Terry Davis ·
A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has admitted to taking JPY1 million (approx. $9,300) from a Chinese sports lottery firm that is interested in entering Japan’s young casino market, local news…
By Terry Davis ·
Spelinspektionen has fined online gaming and sports betting operators Betsson Nordic Ltd., a subsidiary of Betsson Group, and Bethard Group Limited for various violations of Swedish gambling rules and regulations.…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore mulls tighter due diligence processes for casino patrons in a bid to prevent its gambling facilities from being used to mask money laundering and for financing terrorism. The Singapore…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa could see a significant increase in the number of VIP patrons visiting its casino floor as a result of the ongoing investigation into its domestic rival…
By Terry Davis ·
Marina Bay Sands, one of Singapore’s two integrated casino resorts, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of the Interior over whether it has breached anti-money laundering regulations in the…
By Terry Davis ·
Police in Hanoi on Thursday busted an illegal online gambling ring that was estimated to have processed more than $2.7 billion in gambling money over two years. Police nabbed 16…
By Terry Davis ·
Australian slot machine maker Aristocrat Leisure has agreed to pay $31 million in a class action lawsuit brought by US players who lost significant amounts of money to purchase virtual…
By Terry Davis ·
The Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, has blocked access to 16 gambling websites operating illegally on the territory of Denmark, the regulator announced on Wednesday. The agency sought a district court…
By Terry Davis ·
Online gambling operator L&L Europe Limited has been slapped with a fine in Sweden for sending promotional materials to self-excluded gamblers after the reorganization of the local online gambling market…
By Terry Davis ·
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. is the latest big industry player to have been penalized by the UK Gambling Commission for subversive activity. The regulator has slapped a record £13…
By Terry Davis ·
Greektown Casino-Hotel in downtown Detroit is opening its doors to first responders in the city who work during the coronavirus outbreak. The casino was temporarily shut earlier this month as…
By Terry Davis ·
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen today ordered the nationwide closure of casinos as the tally of coronavirus cases keeps climbing in the Southeast Asian nation. The country reported four new…
By Terry Davis ·
The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, has further warned gambling websites and physical gambling establishments not to use the global coronavirus crisis to advertise their products after its first such warning…
By Terry Davis ·
Online gambling operator Kindred Group has been slapped with a record SEK100 million (approx. $10.1 million) fine by the Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, for bonus violations and conducting gambling activities…
By Terry Davis ·
With massive presence in big and emerging markets, Betway is one of the big guys in the highly competitive and rapidly growing online gambling industry. Yet, despite its popularity in…
By Terry Davis ·
A bona fide art connoisseur and collector, disgraced ex-casino boss Steve Wynn recently dug deep into his pocket for a pair of Picasso masterworks, according to a report by the…
By Terry Davis ·
Ladbrokes Australia and fellow Australia-facing sportsbook Neds have been slapped with a record fine in the state of New South Wales over illegal gambling advertising activities. It emerged this week…
By Terry Davis ·
The lawmaker at the heart of the casino bribery scandal that shook Japan late last year stressed his innocence during a Friday press conference, telling journalists that he did not…
By Terry Davis ·
Moneyval said in a recent evaluation report that the operation of casinos on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus carries potential money laundering risk. Moneyval is a permanent monitoring…
By Terry Davis ·
The senior Japanese lawmaker who was indicted on bribery charges for taking money from a Chinese gambling firm looking to enter Japan’s casino market was released on bail this past…