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_2020-01-10

Mainland police have cracked down on an online fraud group who was found running an investment scam using the name of one of Macau’s casinos, arrest

_2019-07-18

Courts in Japan and the Philippines have rejected appeals from billionaire Kazuo Okada, who is seeking to regain control over his former gaming empire, according to media reports.

_2019-06-04

ESSA, a Brussels-based organisation focused on sports betting integrity, has rebranded as the International Betting Integrity Association with immediate effect.

_2019-05-08

Macau Legend Development has warned the public of a fraudulent website purporting itself as being affiliated with the company. The fraudulent websi

_2019-02-13

International betting integrity body ESSA reported 267 cases of suspicious bets in 2018 to relevant authorities, led by tennis and football.

_2018-12-31

A senior Indian politician has introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Lower House of Parliament aimed at improving integrity in sports and calling for regulation of online sports betting.

_2018-12-17

The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of charges against Kazuo Okada for allegedly misappropriating over $3 million fr

_2018-09-11

Casino operator Wynn Macau says there has been an increase in fraudulent online gambling and investment websites posing to be affiliated with the Wynn

_2018-06-14

Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada is not completely clear of the $10 million fraud charges filed against him, which is still subject to review from th

_2018-01-21

Judges in Singapore will now have sentencing guidelines dealing with casino fraud after a new framework was set out by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.

_2017-09-12

A former casino manager of New Zealand’s SkyCity Casino in Hamilton has been sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison for embezzling a to

_2017-09-04

Japanese slot machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp says it has completed its third-party investigation into the alleged “fraudulent act

_2017-03-06

Macau’s Judiciary Police caught a man who was seeking to leave the territory following a scam in which he defrauded two Singaporean women by convinc

_2016-11-05

The Norfolk Island Gaming Authority will be shut down after a report released by the Federal Government found the regulator to be “barely viable”,

_2016-10-03

A former dealer with Marina Bay Sands in Singapore was jailed for eight months and 12 weeks for fraud, which involved misappropriating casino chips fr

_2016-09-19

Forged lottery tickets have found their way to Kochi once again, with local police unable to bust local syndicates, local media reports. According to

_2016-01-26

Crimes related to the gambling industry jumped 38 percent in 2015 to a total of 1,553 cases, local media reports, citing figures from the Judiciary Po

_2016-01-05

Macau Police are investigating a senior staff member of Casino L’Arc’s VIP business on suspicion of embezzlement. The case involves funds totallin

_2015-10-07

Macau’s Judiciary Police arrested a dealer and other four suspects for allegedly cheating a casino of HKD3.4 million ($439,000), TDM Macau reported.