The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) of Kazakhstan is considering imposing criminal penalties on social media influencers who promote online gambling, as current fines are insufficient to deter violations.According to the Central Asia Times, so far this year, 34 influencers have been penalized for
H2 Gambling Capital Managing Director Ed Birkin warned that exaggerating the size of Brazil's illegal gambling market could lead to the government implementing stricter restrictions. Due to different estimates of the illegal market size, Birkin believes that inaccurate figures might backfire, puttin
Malaysian police have recently intensified their crackdown on illegal gambling and transnational fraud, launching simultaneous operations in various locations, successively dismantling online gambling gangs and call center fraud groups, and carrying out large-scale raids nationwide.In Sungai Buloh,
As Matt Bower stood outside the federal courthouse, a slight sweat beading on his meticulously groomed beard, the reality he faced became increasingly clear: the head of one of the largest illegal horse betting companies in the United States, after years of operating an illegal sports betting busine
Sergio Entrena, the Minister of Finance for Santander Province in Colombia, recently warned in an interview with La Opinión that over 80% of gambling activities in the region are conducted through informal channels, leading to significant tax revenue losses that should have been allocated to the hea
The Hong Kong SAR government recently announced that it is advancing legislation to introduce legal, regulated basketball betting, aimed at curbing the spread of underground gambling activities, rather than increasing public revenue.According to the Hong Kong Economic Times, the Director of Civil Af
The Philippine police have recently launched an intense crackdown on illegal gambling. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced on July 25 that from June 2 to July 23, a total of 1,119 raids were conducted in the Metro Manila area, resulting in the arrest of 2,573 individuals and
Thai police launch another anti-gambling operation. This week, the police in Ubon Ratchathani successfully dismantled a large illegal gambling website "VIPGAME66," arresting three core members and seizing luxury cars, designer watches, computers, and several cryptocurrency accounts, with the total v
Recently, the Philippine police launched a raid at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Paranaque City, arresting 12 public transport workers suspected of illegal online gambling. The police noted that these drivers, suspected of losing money in gambling, subsequently raised passenge
The Immigration Department of Kedah, Malaysia, launched a raid operation codenamed "Trap Operation", dismantling an illegal online gambling den hidden within a residential area and arresting 9 suspects, including 7 Chinese nationals, shocking the local community.This operation was initiated based on
Philippine police recently launched a raid in San Vicente, Tarlac Province, dismantling a large illegal gambling hub and arresting 94 individuals involved. The operation details were officially announced by the police.This operation was led by the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PN
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently issued a strong warning against social media influencers promoting unlicensed online gambling services on digital platforms, stating that the regulatory body will take stricter actions to combat this issue. As more influencers use pop
The Norwegian Lottery and Foundation Authority recently acknowledged that a system technical failure may have resulted in the permanent loss of hundreds of public reports related to illegal gambling. The issue affected the agency's online reporting form used to collect anonymous tips, which has been
The Colombian gambling regulatory authority Coljuegos has recently intensified its crackdown on illegal gambling, conducting joint law enforcement actions in the provinces of Cundinamarca and Santander, seizing a total of 96 unauthorized gambling devices, including slot machines and online betting t
Despite the successful passage of Senate Bill 181 through both chambers of the Louisiana legislature, Governor Jeff Landry recently decided to exercise his veto power to prevent the bill from becoming law. The bill was originally intended to ban various types of lottery games throughout the state to
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the police recently launched a joint raid in Angeles City, Pampanga Province, Philippines, successfully arresting a Japanese national who is internationally wanted and alleged to be the leader of one of Japan's largest criminal organizations, "JP Dragon". He is sus
