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.
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