Gambling News Across Asia
News on laws, licenses, venues, lotteries, racing and enforcement in 12 countries, with every story citing its sources.
Wakayama Prefectural Assembly rejects IR development plan bill
Wakayama Prefectural Assembly voted 18 to 22 against the bill needed to apply its integrated resort plan to the national government, ending the prefecture's casino bid before the April 28 deadline.
Wakayama assembly special committee rejects IR plan bill
Wakayama's prefectural assembly voted down the bill needed to apply for an integrated resort, ending the prefecture's casino bid before the national application deadline.
Gambling Control Act 2022 published in Government Gazette
Singapore published the Gambling Control Act 2022 in the Government Gazette on 4 April 2022, consolidating the regulation of authorized gambling outside casinos and repealing four older gambling statutes.
ED attaches assets worth Rs 409.92 crore
India's Enforcement Directorate attached movable assets worth Rs 409.92 crore belonging to lottery operator Future Gaming and Hotel Services on April 2, 2022, in a money laundering case tied to unsold Sikkim lottery tickets.
Internet-only Quick One lottery launched
Japan's internet-only national lottery Quick One went on sale on April 1, 2022, with five draws released at the same time and first prizes ranging from 10 million yen down to 50,000 yen.
Keno removed from roster of official PCSO games
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office removed Keno from its roster of official games starting April 2022, a discontinuation confirmed in the agency's 2023 year-end report.
Minimum betting age set at 20 after civil code change
Japan amended its Horse Racing Act so that from April 1, 2022, anyone under 20 is barred from buying betting tickets, after the civil code lowered the age of majority to 18.
Nagasaki assembly approves IR plan, Wakayama rejects
In April 2022 the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly approved its integrated resort plan while the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly rejected its own, splitting the two candidate sites.
Odds Park changes service content for Hokkaido and Nankai horse racing tickets
Odds Park, the Japanese public racing betting service run by SoftBank group company SB Players, changed what its direct members can buy from April 2022, cutting Hokkaido and Nankai horse racing tickets.
Osaka IR plan judged certifiable with 657.9 points; Nagasaki review continued
Japan's national review committee scored Osaka's integrated resort plan at 657.9 points, above the 600-point pass mark, while Nagasaki's application remains under review.
RWS announces SGD400 million upgrade starting 2Q22
Genting Singapore will spend SGD400 million upgrading Resorts World Sentosa, with construction starting in the second quarter of 2022 and hotel renovations running through 2023.
Singapore reopened borders to all fully vaccinated travellers
Singapore reopened its borders to all fully vaccinated travellers on April 1, 2022, a move that coincided with a 17 percent rise in casino entry levies collected in the financial year to March 2023.
Social distancing lifted and racecourse entry normalized
South Korea's horse racing operator said the April 2022 lifting of COVID-19 social distancing restored racecourse entry and lifted revenue to 87 percent of its 2019 level.
Amendment rules to Casino Management Commission enforcement rules promulgated
Japan's Casino Management Commission promulgated a partial amendment to its enforcement rules on March 31, Reiwa 4, reorganizing personal information clauses in a consent form under the digital reform law.
Macau Executive Council advances draft bill regulating satellite casino managing entities
Macau's Executive Council advanced a draft bill on March 31 that would force satellite casino managing entities and junket operators to deal with only one gaming concessionaire each.
Macau junket Golden Group closes all operations
Macau junket Golden Group told staff it closed all operations on 30 March 2022, ending every employment contract the same day with severance due within nine days.
SJM Resorts notifies regulator of Golden VIP room closure
Macau junket operator Golden Group told staff it closed all operations on 30 March 2022, the same day SJM Resorts notified the regulator that the Golden VIP rooms would shut.
Duterte justifies not halting e-sabong, citing P640 million monthly government earnings
President Rodrigo Duterte said he did not suspend online cockfighting because the government earns P640 million a month from it, as police investigate the disappearance of at least 34 e-sabong players.
HJCI franchise takes effect
The 25-year horse racing franchise granted to Hapi Jockey Club Inc. under Republic Act 11649 took effect on March 29, 2022, covering racetracks in Batangas, Laguna and Cavite.
President assents to Gambling Control Act 2022
Singapore's President Halimah Yacob assented to the Gambling Control Act 2022 on 25 March 2022, consolidating the city-state's gambling laws and repealing four older statutes.
Osaka Prefectural Assembly approves IR development plan
Osaka's prefectural assembly approved a casino-including integrated resort development plan on March 24, 2022, clearing the way for a national certification application by late April.
Osaka Prefectural Assembly passes IR bill
Osaka's city assembly approved the prefecture and city's integrated resort bill on March 29, 2022, clearing the way for a national application to build a casino resort.
Seven satellite casinos reported planning to stop operations by mid-year
Macao Daily News reported on March 24 that seven satellite casinos in Macau plan to stop operations by mid-year, citing tighter visa rules, weak cash flow and repeated pandemic outbreaks.
PAGCOR publishes list of accredited E-Sabong Off-Cockpit Betting Stations
PAGCOR has published a list of accredited E-Sabong Off-Cockpit Betting Stations dated as of 14 March 2022, alongside its E-Sabong regulatory manuals and licensed operator lists.
Parliament passes Gambling Control Act 2022
Singapore's Parliament passed the Gambling Control Act 2022 on 11 March 2022, consolidating the regulation of authorized gambling outside casinos and repealing four older gambling statutes.
Okada Manila publishes Online Casino Terms and Conditions dated 10 March 2022
Okada Manila published terms for its Online Casino Portal dated 10 March 2022, restricting access to Reward Circle members inside the Philippines and setting account, verification and termination rules.
Malacañang memorandum allows e-sabong to continue, orders probes
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed a March 8 memorandum letting e-sabong licensees not under investigation keep operating, while police and PAGCOR probe disappearances and license breaches.
President signs HJCI racetrack franchise into law
President Duterte signed Republic Act 11649 on March 8, granting Hapi Jockey Club Inc. a 25-year franchise to build and run horse racing tracks in Batangas, Laguna and Cavite.
Republic Act No. 11649 signed into law granting HJCI 25-year franchise
Republic Act No. 11649, signed on March 8, 2022, gave HAPI Jockey Club, Inc. a 25-year franchise to build and run horse racing tracks in Batangas, Laguna and Cavite.
Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Dream11 co-founders
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a 2021 police complaint against Dream11 co-founders Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, after the court struck down the state law that banned real money online gaming.