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_2021-03-30
Government spokesmen and ruling party executives in Japan refrained from making extensive comments about the start of the trial of former Senior Vice Minister Tsukasa Akimoto on charges of accepting bribes from 500 .com and witness tampering. LDP Secretary-General...

_2021-02-04
A Chinese national and former employee of 500 com has been handed a suspended prison sentence for his part in the casino bribery scandal. Zheng Xi, a former executive of the company’s Japan unit, had argued that he had only served as a translator.

_2020-12-16
Two of the defendants in the 500 com casino bribery case, Akihito Awaji and Fumihito Sato, have received prison sentences after admitting to guilt in attempting to bribe witnesses on behalf of former Senior Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office Tsukasa...

_2020-12-08
Zheng Xi, who says he was acting under the title of 500 com vice-president, admitted guilt in the bribery case to the Tokyo District Court, but sought a lighter sentence on the claim that he was not one of the authors of the scheme to bribe Japanese politicians,...

_2018-04-26
A senior police officer in Vietnam was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of involvement in an international gambling ring, local media reports. The arre

_2018-04-18
In a management analysis and discussion in its annual report, Wynn Macau highlighted the potential risks the company may face from the February resign

_2017-12-03
Australian-listed Crown Resorts announced on Monday that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company in federal court, which it says it

_2017-11-30
The former CEO of Kangwon Land has been arrested on charges of unlawfully hiring staff at the request of politicians and local “bigwigs”, The Kore

_2017-02-13
  Alleged middleman of gambling tycoon Jack Lam, Wally Sombero, has denied involvement in the bribery scandal involving Justice Secretary Vitaliano A

_2017-01-23
The Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has disclosed that Jack Lam owes the regulator around P13.9 billion (US$278.3 million), loca

_2016-10-13
Earlier this week, it was reported by media that former Macau junket boss, Mr Huang Shan, suspected of embezzling an estimated $1.3 billion of Macau c

_2016-10-12
Former Macau junket boss, Mr Huang Shan, who is suspected of embezzling an estimated $1.3 billion of Macau casino junket investor funds has been repor

_2016-08-22
Wynn Macau has been named a defendant in the Macau Court of First Instance by individuals who claim to be investors in or person with credit in accoun

_2016-05-07
The China Communist Party’s top graft-busting body said it has sent inspectors attached to the sports ministry to departments dealing with swimming

_2016-04-24
Macau’s Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd and Wynn Resorts Ltd are most at risk of being exposed to debt-ridden gaming promoters, said Daiwa analysts, a

_2016-04-11
The World Bank Group said it supports the reform of Manila’s Anti-Money Laundering Act and bank secrecy law, following ongoing investigations into h

_2016-04-06
A Philippine senator says Chinese hackers were likely involved in the cyber heist at the Bangladesh Central Bank, noting the network of Chinese people

_2016-03-28
Montreal-based Amaya Inc. today announced its chairman and chief executive officer David Baazov has taken a voluntary indefinite paid leave of absence

_2016-03-23
The Cambodian bribery allegations could cost Tabcorp up to $120 million (US$90.4 million) in costs and penalties, according to Sydney Morning Herald q