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China apps bypass ban; K’taka may draft new gaming law
February 16, 2022
Many of the 224 China-linked apps that India has banned since June 2020 continue to operate in India, according to industry insid...
MGM China Eyeing Strong Recovery, Converting Junkets Part of Plan
February 11, 2022
Junket operators are a thing of the past in China and Macau. As MGM China would confirm, cutting the middleman out of business is...
China’s investment in Philippines online game industry creates challenges for locals
February 9, 2022
Philippines Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs), online gambling industry, is considered as employing several thousands of people,...
Stolen Olympic medals’ infuriate Koreans, spur anti-China sentiment
February 9, 2022
Many Koreans, including presidential candidates, have expressed anger after two of their national short track speedskaters were d...
People’s Bank of China continues money laundering crackdown via new rules on customer transactions
February 8, 2022
China has continued its crackdown on money laundering risks with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the China Banking and Insur...
All eyes on Asia — Crypto’s new chapter post-China
February 7, 2022
A fundamental trait of crypto is as an asset class that transcends jurisdictions. Yet, one of the key hubs driving adoption and i...
China’s latest CEO arrest is part of a grand plan to transform Asia’s casino capital
February 2, 2022
China has deepened its crackdown on junket operators catering to its wealthiest gamblers.
Macau police on Sunday (Jan. 30) arr...
China operators make a play for the metaverse
January 25, 2022
The Chinese metaverse is starting to take shape but, as with every other part of the internet, it is going to look quite differen...
Red China Readies Digital Currency — Starting With the Olympics
January 25, 2022
China’s new digital currency, called a digital renminbi or digital yuan, will be firmly controlled by the Chinese communist cen...
China’s GDP growth slows
January 18, 2022
China’s gross domestic product grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in the fourth quarter as the government grappled with a sl...