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_2020-05-18

Macau’s authorities are continuing to bar the entry of non-resident workers into Macau, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to local rep

_2020-05-18

The Thai government has extended its ban on passenger flights for another month to June 30, in continued efforts to contain the spread of the coronavi

_2020-01-17

Cambodia’s online gaming ban, which came into effect as of Jan. 1st, has triggered mass layoffs and the shutdown of numerous casinos, and is not expected to be lifted due to pressure from the Chinese government.

_2019-09-20

Mey Vann, director general at Cambodia’s Ministry of Finance, pulls no punches when it comes to the nation’s online gambling ban. “It’s gone and it’s not coming back,” he says

_2019-08-02

Thailand’s ongoing ban on all forms of gambling is proving a gold mine for casinos elsewhere in the region, with a growing number taking steps to specifically target the Thai VIP base. 

_2017-11-15

Lottoland, which was barred this week from taking bets on domestic Australian lotteries, vows to press on with its international business in the country and warned that the growing online operations of the incumbents pose a greater threat than it does...

_2017-10-17

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has not yet come up with a surveillance plan to prevent frontline casino employees from gaming outside o

_2017-07-12

Foreign investor interest in India’s online rummy companies has been growing, though a recent ordinance banning the game by the central state of Telangana has thrown the industry into turmoil and sparked fears of a domino effect across the country. In...

_2017-04-23

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has made the decision to no longer allow online gaming firms to operate in any of its accredited sites a

_2017-02-05

Vietnamese punters will finally be able to place wagers on international football matches from the end of March as a result of a new decree release by

_2017-01-14

Vietnamese locals will be required to meet a certain monthly income level in order to be permitted to gamble at local casinos, according to the latest

_2016-10-26

The Committee behind Macau’s proposed universal smoking ban has promised that a final decision on the ban would be made by the end of this tenure of

_2016-10-22

The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to inform whether poker falls into the category of gambling, following a petition filed by the I

_2016-10-19

A city-based social activist has petitioned the commissioner of police to take down a number of online rummy websites, local media reports. Activist E

_2016-10-04

More than 18 months after Singapore’s ban on online gambling took effect, the Ministry of Finance has finally given the nod to the two incumbent operators to offer internet gambling services to locals. Since the Remote Gambling Act came into force...

_2016-08-16

While Russian authorities have been adamant in the banning of Bitcoin in the country, a recent report by Russian news agency Interfax suggests there m

_2016-07-31

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has gone on record to say that his government would not be able to remove casinos from the state, acknowledging the

_2016-07-18

Online payment providers QIWI and Skrill are the latest firms to be blacklisted by Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor. Last Thursday, the me

_2016-06-27

Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture has reaffirmed the government will not drop the revised tobacco control bill that could see a full