Search Results for: Illegal business operations
Brazil: The SPA will start suspending unlicensed betting businesses in October
September 18, 2024
For betting organizations wishing to operate in Brazil, the Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA) has established a deadline for ob...
Wynn Las Vegas to Forfeit $130 Million Over Illegal Money Transfers
September 9, 2024
Wynn Resorts Ltd. will pay US$130 million (₱7.35 billion) to avoid prosecution and settle allegations of conspiring with unlicen...
PAOCC on Illegal POGO Hub in Cebu: “There is a clear case of negligence…”
September 3, 2024
Malacañang has announced it will target local government officials who are either negligent or harboring illegal Philippine Offsh...
Alice Guo Dismissed Over Ties to Illegal POGO Operations
August 14, 2024
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, following an investigation that uncovered...
Macau Moves to Criminalize Illegal Money Exchange Gangs in Casinos Amid Rising Crime
August 13, 2024
In a significant shift in policy, Macau's government is poised to criminalize illegal money exchange activities within its casinos...
House Orders Nationwide Shutdown of 402 Illegal Pogos
August 1, 2024
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives directed mayors nationwide to swiftly shut down 402 illegal Philippine offshore gaming ...
402 Illegal POGOs in the PH Must Be Shut Down, Says House Joint Panel
July 19, 2024
A joint committee in the House of Representatives has called for an immediate crackdown on the 402 illegal POGOs operating across ...
Mayor Alice Guo’s Business Partner Under Scrutiny for Questionable P33.9 Million Bank Deals
July 15, 2024
Roderick Paul Pujante, a business associate of the controversial Mayor Alice Guo, amassed a multimillion-peso fortune in just four...
Thailand: Up to 2,600 arrests in illegal UEFA gambling crackdown
July 2, 2024
The Royal Thai Police have made up to 2,600 arrests related to illegal gambling, both online and in person, since the start of the...
PAGCOR’s Tengco to name ex-govt official linked to illegal POGOs
July 1, 2024
The head of PAGCOR, the Philippine gambling regulator, claims he will soon identify a "former high-ranking government official" wh...