The rampant issues of online scams and gambling in the Philippines have increasingly become rampant in recent years, from telecommunications fraud to cross-border money laundering, from counterfeit e-commerce to gambling traps, which have seriously threatened the financial security of the public and
The Philippine government is accelerating its digital governance efforts, tackling online gambling and telecommunications fraud simultaneously.Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recently called for urgent action from regulatory bodies to combat the infiltration of daily applications by online gambling platf
The capital of the Philippines, Manila, has recently witnessed a striking scene—on one of the busiest thoroughfares, EDSA Avenue, the previously ubiquitous gambling billboards vanished overnight. Many overpasses and intersections that were once covered with colorful and aggressively promoted online
Philippine Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva expressed serious concerns about the rapid spread of online gambling on August 8, warning that government employees are highly susceptible to digital gambling addiction and calling for improved systems to enhance protection.Villanueva urged the Civil
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) recently strongly condemned the government's support for online gambling, denouncing the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) for "whitewashing evil deeds" and calling for a complete end to this "social cancer disguised as en
A survey conducted by the Philippine research institute The Fourth Wall shows that if the government completely bans legal online gambling platforms, nearly 75% of Filipino gamblers say they will switch to using underground or illegal websites to continue gambling. The survey covered major cities in
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recently harshly criticized online gambling and illegal online lending platforms for "jointly harvesting" the poor in a speech in the Senate. He pointed out that more and more Filipinos are losing their savings due to addiction to online gambling, forced to borr
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently officially responded to the legislative proposal to completely ban online gambling, clearly stating that it will fully support and comply with the regulations. This move is seen as an important signal of a policy "emergency brake" fac
In the context of a comprehensive ban on online gambling in Australia, a crypto casino named "Shuffle" is secretly operating in Melbourne and has sparked huge controversy by live streaming on social media. The platform not only illegally accepts bets in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin but also sets up
The police in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, announced the successful crackdown on a transnational money laundering criminal gang, arresting 23 suspects. Among them, 29-year-old Phan Thi Be and 27-year-old Le Van Diep, both residents of Ha Tinh Province, were identified as the main organizers of the ga
Following Singapore's trial last year of requiring advertisers on Facebook to undergo identity verification, the Malaysian government is considering following this measure to strengthen online regulation and combat fraud and false advertising.Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil stated
The Malaysian Immigration Department successfully cracked down on a telephone scam syndicate controlled by foreigners, arresting 46 suspects and seizing a large amount of scamming tools and cash worth about 100,000 Malaysian Ringgit. Preliminary investigations suggest that the mastermind behind the
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) of the Philippines recently raided a hotel in Pasay City, arresting six South Korean suspects involved in alleged illegal online gambling.Rendel Ryan Sy, head of the Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) of the BI, stated that the operation was launched on February 17 and was joi
Recently, the Cambodian government announced a severe crackdown on both online and offline illegal gambling activities, with immediate action taken in Poipet city.Citizens reported numerous tuk-tuks and private cars in Poipet city streets plastered with illegal online gambling advertisements. Follow
Imagine an online "Las Vegas," not built with steel and concrete, but constructed with code and laughter! In this digital carnival city, data merchants, game providers, payment processors, support services, network providers, operators, and traffic merchants all come together to create an unpreceden
As a region full of vitality and potential within the global economy, Latin American countries have shown an increasingly open attitude towards the online gambling industry in recent years. This includes major nations in the region such as Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, which have co
