Search Results for: gambling crime
Philippines: Banning E-sabong Brings Financial Hardships
September 13, 2022
Online betting on cockfights or the activity also referred to as e-sabong was incredibly popular in the Philippines. E-sabong help...
What is the relation between Cambodia’s human trafficking scam and China’s Belt and Road Initiatives?
September 7, 2022
Thousands of victims across Asia have been lured by job scams and occasionally love cons, through messaging apps, kidnapped and fo...
Alvin Chau, Suncity trial scheduled to start today
September 2, 2022
The trial of Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (pictured in a file photo), and other defendants linked to the now-defunct Macau casino junket Su...
What to look for in a land-based casino
September 1, 2022
To be clear, every casino is not the same as the other. Each has its own set of advantages and benefits as it works to satisfy its...
Should Cambodia Ban Casinos?
August 31, 2022
The recent gambling boom has tarnished Cambodia’s reputation and turned the country into a magnet for human trafficking and othe...
Trial Against Junket Boss Alvin Chau Scheduled for September 2
August 25, 2022
The trial against Suncity Group founder and former CEO Alvin Chau has been scheduled for September 2, 2022. There are over 200 cha...
Queensland government endorsed Star casino stake for Hong Kong company with Chinese Triad links
August 22, 2022
A key shareholder in Australia's most expensive casino development has a long history of association with organised crime figures ...
Sihanoukville Casino Shooting, Two Dead, One Injured, Three Suspects Held Hours Later
August 2, 2022
Cambodia continues to fuel the narrative of its Chinese transnational crime problem with local news reporting a shooting inside a ...
PAGCOR’s New Guidelines on Junkets Call for Enhanced Due Diligence
July 14, 2022
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR is toughening up its stance on the way junket operators can run their b...
Star Sydney Housed ‘Illegal’ Suncity Casino Within Casino, Lawyers Claim
June 28, 2022
The Star Sydney may have violated the New South Wales Unlawful Gambling Act by running an illegal “casino within a casino.” T...