Sara Jacqueline King, a Californian attorney, led a double life as a high rolling gambling superstar in Las Vegas. She spent almost two years living high off the hog in one of Wynn’s VIP suites, which is set aside for high rollers who drop at least $300,000 a day. Yet under that mask of success […]

Indonesian police have busted a massive online gambling-linked money laundering scheme worth Rp530 billion ($32 million). The operation, which has been running for years, was uncovered by the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police (Bareskrim) and revealed the complex web of financial transactions, shell companies and digital tools used to hide illegal proceeds. Two […]

According to estimates by the NPA, Japanese users spend a total of 1.24 trillion yen (around $8.6 billion) annually on gambling operator websites. This amounts to approximately $2,552 per active player. Market analysis shows that the 40 largest online casinos and sportsbooks operating in Japan are licensed offshore and are registered in corresponding offshore jurisdictions. […]

   As a result of a cyberattack by North Korean hackers in February this year, crypto exchange Bybit lost approximately $1.46 billion worth of ETH (8% of Bybit’s total reserves).    Bybit CEO Ben Zhou wrote on social media platform X that as of today, only 3.84% of the stolen amount has been frozen. The […]

   The affiliate network Kiickr, launched by Game Lounge in January, is showing impressive growth. According to the project’s official LinkedIn account, by the end of February, Kiickr had increased its performance metrics by 200%. The team has not specified which exact metrics are being referred to, but given Game Lounge’s reputation in the gambling […]

   The President of the Central Bank, Gabriel Galípolo, speaking in the country’s parliament last week, stated that any blocking of transfers to illegal operators is only possible after notification from the responsible regulatory body — SPA.    Without a request from the SPA, blocking transactions is essentially impossible. Given that the regulator may take […]

One of the world’s largest betting operators, Bet365, has officially ceased its operations in the Chinese market. This move has surprised many, as the operator’s presence in China had long remained under the radar. Now, the company has announced its withdrawal, redirecting its efforts toward more promising markets such as the United States. Bet365’s History […]