Gambling News Across Asia
News on laws, licenses, venues, lotteries, racing and enforcement in 12 countries, with every story citing its sources.
MIB issues advisory barring betting advertisements on TV, digital news and OTT platforms
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advised television channels, digital news publishers and OTT platforms on 3 October 2022 to stop carrying advertisements for online betting sites and their surrogates.
Court orders first virtual currency confiscation in China
A court in Hubei province confiscated part of the frozen virtual currency tied to a cross-border online gambling case, in what state media called China's first such court-ordered seizure.
Crackdown ends with more than 9,000 sites shut and 13,032 arrested
Cambodia's 17-day crackdown on illegal gambling ended on 1 October 2022 with more than 9,000 sites shut and 13,032 people arrested, including 5,589 females.
ED files PMLA case on Mahadev betting app
India's Enforcement Directorate told a Raipur court the Mahadev betting app is still running and has generated Rs 94,400 crore in alleged proceeds of crime over ten years.
Government directs police to fight online gambling during World Cup 2022
Vietnam's government has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to fight online gambling and betting rings during the 2022 World Cup, under a resolution from its October 2022 meeting.
Hun Sen orders strict nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered a strict nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling and the closure of all locations that allowed gambling, with police reporting raids on more than 10,000 sites in a month.
Justice Secretary orders NBI to stop operations against Pogos
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to halt operations against Philippine offshore gaming operators, citing extortion reports and kidnapping cases involving Pogo workers.
Kien Giang government asked to extend local play at Corona until 2025
Kien Giang province asked Vietnam's Ministry of Finance to let Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc keep admitting local players for three more years, to January 7, 2025.
Ministry of Finance proposes two-year extension of Phu Quoc casino pilot for Vietnamese
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has asked the Government Party Caucus to seek Politburo approval to extend the pilot letting Vietnamese citizens gamble at Phu Quoc's casino by two years, to the end of 2024.
Okada arrested by Philippine National Police
Kazuo Okada, the Japanese founder of Universal Entertainment, was arrested by the Philippine National Police in October 2022, weeks after the regulator PAGCOR refused to recognize his group's control of Okada Manila.
Shanghai police announce results of cross-border gambling crackdown
Shanghai police said a Hundred Days Action crackdown on cross-border online gambling led to criminal measures against more than 800 suspects, punishment of over 1,100 gamblers and seizure of RMB 170 million.
Tamil Nadu Cabinet approves new ordinance to ban online gaming with stakes
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet has approved an ordinance banning online gaming with stakes, reviving a prohibition the Madras High Court struck down after the state's 2020 real money gaming ban.
New World Casino inspection finds valid license and no Cambodian cockfighting players
A Svay Rieng deputy governor inspected New World Casino in Bavet City on October 1, 2022, finding a license valid to 2026 and no Cambodians gambling at its cockfighting and poker venue.
Hun Sen instructs authorities to continue crackdown on illegal gambling
Cambodia's prime minister Hun Sen told authorities on September 29, 2022 to keep cracking down on illegal gambling and agreed to form an inter-ministerial committee led by Interior minister Sar Kheng.
Buildings closed and gambling and trafficking cases sent to court after Sihanoukville raid
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Unity Command detained 469 foreigners and ordered buildings and businesses closed after a three-day raid at a Sihanoukville complex, sending gambling and trafficking cases to court.
Cambodia issues licenses to 25 casinos and 4 lottery companies
Cambodia's Commercial Gambling Committee Secretariat issued licenses to 25 casino companies and 4 lottery companies under the country's Gambling Law on September 22, 2022.
CSD cracks down on Fat Fast gambling network in 10 provinces
Thai police arrested 30 suspects and seized about 400 assets worth about 460 million baht when they broke up the Fat Fast online gambling network in 10 provinces on September 22, 2022.
More than 150 foreigners arrested in Cambodia anti-gambling raids
Cambodian police arrested more than 150 foreigners in raids in Kandal and Koh Kong provinces, part of an anti-illegal gambling crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Almost 1,000 locations raided in Cambodia anti-illegal gambling blitz
Cambodian authorities raided around 940 locations since the weekend in a continuing anti-illegal gambling crackdown, with Kandal Province the main focus plus operations in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.
469 foreigners detained in three-day raid on Sihanoukville complex
Cambodian authorities detained 469 foreigners, 75 of them women, in a three-day raid on the Jing Chhay Technology complex in Sihanoukville and closed parts of the site.
Hun Sen orders crackdown on all illegal gambling
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered officials at all levels to crack down on all kinds of illegal gambling on September 17, 2022, and threatened to remove governors who let it spread.
Phnom Penh police raid 28 gambling operations and arrest 52
Phnom Penh police raided 28 gambling operations on the night of September 17, 2022, arresting 52 people and seizing slot machines, after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered a nationwide crackdown.
Government establishes working group to crack down on illegal gambling
Cambodia's government formed a 12-member national working group on September 16, 2022 to combat all kinds of illegal gambling, and the prime minister urged citizens to give up gambling.
NBI raids Amenic N Calajoan cockpit over illegal e-sabong
The National Bureau of Investigation raided a Cebu cockpit on September 16, 2022, arresting two operators and 37 employees for streaming illegal e-sabong on goperya.net.
Prime Minister Hun Sen issues decision establishing Gambling Suppression Task Force
Cambodia's prime minister issued a decision on September 16, 2022 establishing a Gambling Suppression Task Force, a day after ordering a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling.
Authorities begin month-long raid on suspected illegal gambling locations
Cambodian police raided more than 10,000 suspected illegal gambling sites between September 15 and October 13, 2022, taking legal action at 127 locations and sending 273 people to court.
Cambodia launches nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling
Cambodia began a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling on 15 September 2022 under an order from Prime Minister Hun Sen, with authorities reporting thousands of sites raided and thousands of people arrested.
SPL clubs informed jackpot operations must close by end of October
Singapore Premier League clubs were told on Sept 15, 2022 that their jackpot operations must close by the end of October, ending a revenue stream some had run since 1996.
Ministry of Interior instructs crackdown on illegal gambling
Cambodia's interior minister ordered law enforcement teams to crack down on theft, robbery and illegal gambling, singling out online gambling as a priority for authorities nationwide.
Single-match prediction lottery WINNER launched
The Japan Sport Council began selling WINNER, a single-match prediction lottery covering J.League football and B.League basketball, in September 2022, the first basketball lottery in Japan.