iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party has filed an official complaint against Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea’s presidential candidate, his spouse Kim Hye-kyung, and his son Lee Dong-ho. The complaint was sent to the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office on May 31 for allegations of suspicious gambling funds tied to Lee’s son.  Director […]

Japan’s House of Representatives has approved a bill aiming to ban the operation of online casinos in the country. The measure is part of efforts to address gambling addiction and protect vulnerable populations from potential harm.  This bill revised existing legislation on combating gambling addiction, with strong support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and […]

Authorities in Thai Binh province have dismantled Vietnam’s first AI-powered gambling and money laundering operation. On May 30, police officially indicted 21 individuals connected to the transnational ring, which had processed more than VND 1 trillion (roughly US $40 million) in illegal gambling transactions. The investigation began months earlier, targeting the website “KUBET,” which operated […]

Bet Builder bets started growing very fast in football betting worldwide, as Entain’s Global Sportsbook showed record numbers in 2024 and 2025. Entain saw Bet Builder stakes rise more than double in the last year because of big tournaments like EURO 2024 and Copa América, and the trend keeps moving higher. In September 2024, every […]

Malaysian anti-corruption officers discovered RM20 million from a sukuk raised for a Klang Valley highway was used for gambling, based on several news reports. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, as quoted by Berita Harian, shared that investigators found more investments possibly related to illegal business involving a noted “Tan Sri.” MACC Investigates Overseas […]

Betsson stopped the process to buy Holland Gaming Technology Ltd and Holland Power Gaming B.V because the company wants to look at other business chances. The acquisition plan was made public by Betsson in a press release on 19 February 2024, giving details of the deal for Holland Gaming Technology Ltd and Holland Power Gaming […]

The province of Ontario’s iGaming market performed well in April, earning CA$313.2 million (US$228.7 million) in gross revenue — an increase of 25.3% over April 2021. Despite a slight dip in consumer spend from March, the province still showed month-over-month growth, according to iGaming Ontario. April was way up from the CA$250 million in April […]

Dwarka police have arrested four local social media influencers under Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act for promoting illegal online gambling platforms. The arrested are Bharat Lagariya (23), Sumat Chavda (22), Deepak Santhalpara (22) and Kesur Bhatiya (24) from different villages of Kalyanpur taluka. All four are active on Instagram and other digital platforms. Cybercrime unit […]

The Prizes and Bets Secretariat (SPA) has taken action and suspended the operations of 7 betting companies for not meeting the system security certification requirements. Among them, Pixbet has already resumed operations after winning a court decision. The SPA’s action is due to the operators not complying with article 8 of Ordinance 722. This rule […]

India is becoming a global hotbed for illegal online betting, according to CUTS International. The report reveals that 15 unauthorised betting platforms, including 1xBet, Parimatch, Stake, Fairplay, and BateryBet, received over 5.4 billion visits during FY25. These platforms, which operate without regulation, are estimated to handle annual deposits of nearly $100 billion. Many of them […]