The Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) warned on June 9 that despite the government's complete shutdown of offshore gaming operations (POGO) last year, there are still over 9,000 illegal foreign workers at large within the country, and efforts to clear and deport them have stalled du
The Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced that the new gambling regulatory authority, PlayCity, has officially commenced operations. As a replacement for the previous Gambling Regulatory Authority (KRAIL), PlayCity's primary tasks include digitizing the gambling licensing proces
Lawrence Ho has once again drawn attention to the capital market with a SPAC merger. In early June, the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Black Spade Acquisition II, supported by his Black Spade Capital, completed a merger transaction with Generation Essentials Group, which was officially l
According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta is accelerating the automation of its advertising business, planning to have the entire process of ad placement completed by artificial intelligence by 2026. Advertisers will only need to provide product images and a budget, with the rest handled by AI.As a
After submitting the required technical assessment reports, the Brazilian Prize and Betting Secretariat (SPA) has reinstated the licenses of five betting companies, lifting the suspension previously imposed due to missing technical documents. This suspension was first announced last week, initially
At the Thailand Entertainment Complex Roundtable (TECR) held last week, a controversial regulation sparked intense debate: local residents must have a bank deposit of $1.5 million to enter casinos. This clause is seen by industry insiders as a "significant barrier" that could stifle foreign investme
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) of the Philippines has recently been exposed to a crisis of trust. Several internal staff members jointly submitted a signed complaint letter to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., directly accusing the current Director, Joel Anthony Viado, of serious dereliction of duty,
The Royal Bangkok Sports Club in Thailand is rebooting a major comprehensive entertainment project that has been suspended for many years, planning to invest a total of 260 billion Thai Baht (approximately 51.5 billion RMB) in Bangkok and Phuket. The core of the project includes a legal casino, inte
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently ruled that two in-app advertisements by LiveScore Betting & Gaming (Gibraltar) under its LiveScore Bet brand violated regulations concerning advertising content for minors. Despite the platform implementing certain age verification measures, the
As the debate over the legalization of casinos in Thailand continues to heat up, former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat will attend a Senate committee meeting this week to express their views on the clauses related to casino projects in the Entertainme
Authorities in the Philippines have confirmed that a suspected online scam den was busted in a residential area of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Province, arresting over 30 suspects, including 2 Taiwanese citizens and 29 Filipinos.This operation was initiated by the Central Visayas Office of the National Bur
SCCG Research has provided its latest research excerpt, focusing on an increasingly controversial topic: Are prediction markets legitimate financial instruments, or merely a form of disguised gambling?In this gray area at the intersection of law and ethics, the ambiguity of boundaries is prompting r
