Search Results for: gambling crime
Macau AL to conduct first reading of draft gambling crime law
February 23, 2024
The first reading of the draft "Law to Combat Gambling Crimes" by Macau's Legislative Assembly (AL) is scheduled for February 28th...
Macau amends law in combatting illegal gambling crimes
December 12, 2023
A draft "Law to Combat Illegal Gambling Crimes," put up by the Macau Executive Council, widens the scope of criminal gaming operat...
Guangdong court reminds on combating cross-border gambling crimes
November 13, 2023
A press announcement from a higher court in Guangdong, mainland China, highlighted "seven classic cases" of combatting cross-borde...
ASEAN, China partner to fight organized gambling crime
September 28, 2023
With the assistance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nat...
Suncity Junket Agents Plead Guilty to Gambling Crimes on Chinese Mainland
August 16, 2022
Some 35 individuals linked to Macau’s Suncity junket have pleaded guilty to gambling crimes at a court in Wenzhou, eastern China...
Japan’s new law on gaming and casinos will be implemented on the 19th, gambling through gaming will not apply to gambling crimes
July 15, 2021
The Japanese government has clarified the new law on "gaming casinos", reinterpreting the relationship between gambling through g...
China arrests 32,000 people involved in cross-border gambling, fraud crimes
January 19, 2024
In 2023, 35,000 illegal crossings were reported by Chinese authorities, which led to the arrest of almost 32,000 persons involved ...
Macau witnesses increase in gambling-related crime despite positive developments
December 5, 2023
November saw a significant upturn in Macau's gambling industry, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) rising by 435% on an annual basis ...
Cop jailed after gambling using money he stole from crime scene
November 23, 2023
A Spanish Civil Guard member was sentenced to five months in prison and ten months of suspension from their position after he was ...
Thai cybercrime authorities raid notorious online gambling operation
November 7, 2023
The Thai Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) revealed the results of a raid on UFAV8, a well-known online gambling organizatio...