https://www.expatbets.com/news/News on laws, licenses, venues, lotteries, racing and enforcement in 12 countries, with every story citing its sources.en-ushttps://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/baoo-takasaki-reopen-location-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/baoo-takasaki-reopen-location-2026/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJapan Racing Service will reopen BAOO Takasaki at a new Gunma address on September 28, 2026, after closing the current facility on September 23, and will open two new betting sites in September.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/haronz-kushiro-scheduled-close-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/haronz-kushiro-scheduled-close-2026/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHaronz Kushiro, a facility connected to Japanese draft-horse racing, is scheduled to end business on 28 September 2026, according to a Japanese Wikipedia entry on the sport.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/investigation-prince-group-financial-network-expands-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/investigation-prince-group-financial-network-expands-2026/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCambodia is expanding its investigation into the financial network of Prince Group, the conglomerate the US alleges was a front for multi-billion-dollar online fraud, as its anti-scam minister says cases against masterminds need time and evidence.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/amendment-s-635-2026-takes-effect-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/amendment-s-635-2026-takes-effect-2026/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSingapore's Casino Control (Conduct of Casino Gambling) Regulations 2009 were amended by S 635/2026 with effect from 21 September 2026, deleting some definitions in regulation 2 and revising others.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/amendments-act-29-2024-take-effect-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/amendments-act-29-2024-take-effect-2026/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAmendments to Singapore's Casino Control Act made by the Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2024, covering self-exclusion and remote gambling bans, took effect on 21 September 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/amendments-act-29-2024-take-effect-section-18-1-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/amendments-act-29-2024-take-effect-section-18-1-2026/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAmendments made by Act 29 of 2024 to section 18(1) of Singapore's Gambling Control Act 2022 took effect on 21 September 2026, according to the official statute page.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/problem-gambling-saving-transitional-provisions-come-operation-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/problem-gambling-saving-transitional-provisions-come-operation-2026/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSingapore's Casino Control (Problem Gambling, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 took effect on 21 September 2026, carrying existing exclusion orders, visit limits, pending applications and appeals into the amended casino law.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/second-tranche-casino-control-amendment-act-2024-amendments-takes-effect-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/second-tranche-casino-control-amendment-act-2024-amendments-takes-effect-2026/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSingapore's second tranche of Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2024 amendments took effect on 21 September 2026, widening the Gambling Regulatory Authority's powers and tightening casino offenses and exclusion rules.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/cambodia-deported-72-426-foreigners-since-september-2023-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/cambodia-deported-72-426-foreigners-since-september-2023-2026/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCambodia's General Department of Immigration deported 72,426 illegally residing foreigners from 96 nationalities between September 2023 and September 2026, as the government said its ban on online gambling is permanent.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/kaban-hotel-casino-boracay-soft-opening-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/kaban-hotel-casino-boracay-soft-opening-2026/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTKaban Hotel and Casino Boracay, the first Pagcor-licensed casino-hotel on the Philippine resort island, was to hold a soft opening on September 16, with a formal launch set for October.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/bets-io-publishes-version-5-0-terms-conditions-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/bets-io-publishes-version-5-0-terms-conditions-2026/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBets.io has published Version 5.0 of its Terms and Conditions, effective 14 September 2026, setting out restricted countries, deposit limits, withdrawal rules and Costa Rica as the governing law.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/ctbc-payment-channels-suspended-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/ctbc-payment-channels-suspended-2026/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTaiwanese online game platform 滿貫大亨 suspended deposits through CTBC Web ATM, CTBC SmartPay and CTBC-issued debit cards for seven and a half hours on 6 September 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/thai-royal-gazette-publishes-gambling-notification-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/thai-royal-gazette-publishes-gambling-notification-2026/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThailand's Royal Gazette has published a notification permitting gambling at a designated site in Sa Kaeo province, alongside a separate regulation on suppressing illegal and online gambling.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/royal-gazette-publishes-royal-decree-book-143-part-58-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/royal-gazette-publishes-royal-decree-book-143-part-58-2026/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThailand's Royal Gazette has published a royal decree, issued under several enabling acts, appointing members to two national anti-money laundering bodies.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/ed-files-sixth-prosecution-complaint-mahadev-app-case-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/ed-files-sixth-prosecution-complaint-mahadev-app-case-2026/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTIndia's Enforcement Directorate has filed a sixth charge sheet in the Mahadev betting app case, naming 42 accused and alleging the platform generated Rs 94,400 crore in proceeds of crime.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/l-t-3-c-p-s-prize-structure-takes-effect-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/09/l-t-3-c-p-s-prize-structure-takes-effect-2026/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTXổ số Thủ Đô has published a new prize structure for its Lô tô 3 cặp số game, applied from 01/9/2026, with the top prize at 60 times the ticket price.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/act-briefing-reports-793-sites-inspected-major-scam-centres-cleared-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/act-briefing-reports-793-sites-inspected-major-scam-centres-cleared-2026/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTCambodia's ACT told nearly 50 foreign diplomatic staff that 793 locations were inspected, 624 acted against, and nearly 30,000 suspects detained from July 2025 through August 20, 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/pagcor-publishes-list-gaming-venue-licensees-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/pagcor-publishes-list-gaming-venue-licensees-2026/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTPAGCOR has published a list of 259 licensees for domestic gaming venue operations as of August 31, 2026, and a separate list of accredited gaming affiliates dated August 27, 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/ministry-public-security-warns-technology-driven-online-gambling-methods-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/ministry-public-security-warns-technology-driven-online-gambling-methods-2026/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTVietnam's Ministry of Public Security warned that online gambling rings are automating football betting and lottery sales through Telegram bots, websites and apps, after a large network was dismantled.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/pagcor-tells-house-committee-launch-player-protection-app-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/pagcor-tells-house-committee-launch-player-protection-app-2026/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTPAGCOR told a House budget hearing it will launch an app before the end of the year that steers online players to licensed platforms, citing illegal sites at around half of traffic.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/royal-decree-published-royal-gazette-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/royal-decree-published-royal-gazette-2026/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThailand's Ministry of Finance published a royal decree in the Royal Gazette on 20 August 2026 setting the minimum age for entry to legal gambling venues at 20.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/six-criminal-cases-prosecuted-40-defendants-detained-online-gambling-case-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/six-criminal-cases-prosecuted-40-defendants-detained-online-gambling-case-2026/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTHo Chi Minh City Police said they prosecuted six criminal cases and detained 40 defendants over an online betting network whose bank accounts handled nearly 560 billion dong.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/wins-yatsushiro-reopens-limited-hours-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/wins-yatsushiro-reopens-limited-hours-2026/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe JRA's WINS Yatsushiro betting office reopened on August 15, 2026 with opening hours cut to 9:10 to 16:50, one of several operational changes to Japanese racing this year.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/lottery-committee-approves-amended-lottery-guidelines-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/lottery-committee-approves-amended-lottery-guidelines-2026/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSouth Korea's Lottery Committee approved amended lottery guidelines on August 11, 2026, adding automatic prize payout through the Payco app, map listings for retailers and a corporate prize annuity lottery.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/national-police-directs-anti-gambling-online-scam-operations-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/national-police-directs-anti-gambling-online-scam-operations-2026/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTCambodia's National Police has ordered its commercial gambling crimes department to step up crackdowns on illegal sissang gambling and online scams, bar officers from illegal gambling and summon social-media promoters.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/singapore-pools-jalan-batu-branch-closes-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/singapore-pools-jalan-batu-branch-closes-2026/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSingapore Pools closed its Jalan Batu Branch after trading for the last time on Sunday 2 August 2026, and named two nearby outlets as the nearest alternatives for customers.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/full-membership-fees-take-effect-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/full-membership-fees-take-effect-2026/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe Hong Kong Jockey Club has raised the entrance fee for Full Membership to HK$1,050,000 and set the Full Membership (S) entrance fee at HK$525,000, both effective from 1 August 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/ho-chi-minh-city-police-prosecute-35-suspects-bong88-com-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/ho-chi-minh-city-police-prosecute-35-suspects-bong88-com-2026/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTHo Chi Minh City police have prosecuted 35 suspects over a Bong88.com betting ring that took more than VND500 billion in wagers on World Cup 2026 and other international football.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/police-raid-gambling-ring-summon-30-people-search-11-locations-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/police-raid-gambling-ring-summon-30-people-search-11-locations-2026/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTVietnam's Criminal Police Department summoned 30 suspects and searched 11 locations in Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and An Giang over an online football betting and lottery ring.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/quick-one-set-purchase-guarantee-claim-corrected-draws-167-168-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/quick-one-set-purchase-guarantee-claim-corrected-draws-167-168-2026/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTJapan's official lottery site has apologized that Quick One sets sold from August 1 for Draws 167 and 168 may contain no winning ticket, contrary to its stated guarantee.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/reward-circle-terms-conditions-take-effect-okada-manila-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/08/reward-circle-terms-conditions-take-effect-okada-manila-2026/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTOkada Manila has issued new Reward Circle terms and conditions that replace all earlier versions from 1 August 2026, restating who may join and how points are earned and expire.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/cambodia-shuts-605-scam-sites-revokes-20-casino-licences-year-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/cambodia-shuts-605-scam-sites-revokes-20-casino-licences-year-2026/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTCambodia's anti-scam commission reported 605 scam sites shut, 20 casino licenses revoked and 29 suspended in the year to July 31, 2026, with 21,666 foreigners deported and 4,147 suspects sent to court.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ggpoker-updates-terms-conditions-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ggpoker-updates-terms-conditions-2026/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTGGPoker published version 20260731.1 of its end user license agreement on July 31, 2026, restating account, verification, payment and gameplay rules for players on its Isle of Man licensed site.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/criminal-case-opened-against-online-gambling-ring-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/criminal-case-opened-against-online-gambling-ring-2026/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTVietnam's Investigation Police Agency has prosecuted a case of organizing gambling and gambling through online football betting and lottery number trading, charging 26 people after raids in three localities.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/one-year-report-cambodia-scam-crackdown-submitted-cabinet-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/one-year-report-cambodia-scam-crackdown-submitted-cabinet-2026/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTCambodia's Commission for Combating Technology-enabled Scams submitted a one-year progress report on the nationwide campaign against technology-based fraud to a July 24 Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Manet.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/qu-ng-tr-police-prosecute-16-suspects-ok9-gambling-case-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/qu-ng-tr-police-prosecute-16-suspects-ok9-gambling-case-2026/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTPolice in Vietnam's Quảng Trị province have prosecuted 16 suspects over an online gambling network that streamed football and sports coverage without a license to draw bettors to the OK9 platform.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/royal-thai-police-bank-thailand-establish-anti-online-gambling-center-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/royal-thai-police-bank-thailand-establish-anti-online-gambling-center-2026/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTThailand's Royal Thai Police and the Bank of Thailand are preparing an Anti-Online Gambling Center to monitor suspicious transactions and cut the financial circuits of online betting networks.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/police-report-991-arrests-world-cup-anti-illegal-gambling-operations-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/police-report-991-arrests-world-cup-anti-illegal-gambling-operations-2026/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTHong Kong Police arrested 991 people and raided 249 premises during World Cup anti-illegal gambling operations, seizing betting records worth about HK$365 million plus cash and assets.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ministry-public-security-publishes-10-typical-online-football-betting-cases-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ministry-public-security-publishes-10-typical-online-football-betting-cases-2026/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTChina's Ministry of Public Security published 10 typical online football betting cases on July 20, 2026, covering World Cup bookmaking, agent betting and illegal payment services, with 78 people detained.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/police-arrest-44-cross-province-online-football-betting-crackdown-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/police-arrest-44-cross-province-online-football-betting-crackdown-2026/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTTengzhou police sent more than 100 officers across 8 provinces and 13 cities on July 17, arresting 44 suspects in an online football betting network run behind lottery shops.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/dicj-six-concessionaires-strengthen-cooperation-against-illegal-online-betting-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/dicj-six-concessionaires-strengthen-cooperation-against-illegal-online-betting-2026/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTMacau's gambling regulator and the six casino concessionaires have strengthened a joint mechanism to prevent and combat illegal online betting, the DICJ announced on 16 July 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ministerial-regulation-under-gambling-act-b-e-2479-published-royal-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ministerial-regulation-under-gambling-act-b-e-2479-published-royal-2026/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTThailand's Gambling Control Committee published a ministerial regulation in the Royal Gazette on 16 July 2026 setting conditions for entering and requesting removal from the country's self-exclusion register.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/l-t-2-s-prize-structure-takes-effect-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/l-t-2-s-prize-structure-takes-effect-2026/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTXổ số Thủ Đô has applied a new prize structure for its Lô tô 2 số game from 15 July 2026, with a separate structure for Lô tô 3 cặp số due from 1 September 2026.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/government-holds-meeting-casino-industry-levy-increase-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/government-holds-meeting-casino-industry-levy-increase-2026/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTSouth Korea's government met casino operators, Jeju Island and a tourism research institute on July 14 to discuss raising the tourism fund levy cap to 15 percent and introducing five-year license renewals.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ministry-reports-457-562-online-gambling-content-items-removed-since-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/ministry-reports-457-562-online-gambling-content-items-removed-since-2026/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTMalaysia's Communications Ministry told Parliament that service providers removed 457,562 items of online gambling content between January 2025 and May 2026, and blocked 1,778 gambling websites.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/hkjc-submits-2026-27-racing-season-schedule-approval-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/hkjc-submits-2026-27-racing-season-schedule-approval-2026/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe Hong Kong Jockey Club has submitted its 2026-27 racing season schedule to the Home and Municipal Affairs Bureau for approval, with four tentative meetings planned at Conghua Racecourse.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/royal-thai-police-prepares-establish-anti-online-gambling-center-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/royal-thai-police-prepares-establish-anti-online-gambling-center-2026/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTRoyal Thai Police said it will set up an Anti Online Gambling Center with the Bank of Thailand to monitor abnormal transactions and freeze accounts tied to online betting.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/royal-thai-police-bank-thailand-hold-joint-meeting-online-gambling-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/royal-thai-police-bank-thailand-hold-joint-meeting-online-gambling-2026/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTThailand's national police and central bank met on 9 July 2026 to agree proactive cooperation aimed at cutting the financial circuits of online gambling and gray capital networks.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/amendment-published-tamil-nadu-government-gazette-no-27-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/amendment-published-tamil-nadu-government-gazette-no-27-2026/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTTamil Nadu has published a gazette amendment replacing the registration application form that online gaming operators must file with the state's Online Gaming Authority.https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/85-defendants-prosecuted-bong88-com-betting-case-2026/https://www.expatbets.com/news/2026/07/85-defendants-prosecuted-bong88-com-betting-case-2026/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTHo Chi Minh City police have prosecuted 85 people over two football betting networks run through Bong88.com, with more than 3,500 billion dong in transactions since October 2025.