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The massive online gambling and immigration bust by Philippines authorities late last week, in which 1,318 Chinese nationals were detained (see previous report) has been followed by a government announcement from the Bureau of Immigration that it is preparing to deport those arrested to their homeland. Bureau officials said in a statement that the detainees …
Media reports from the Philippines Friday have recorded the arrest of more 1,200 Chinese nationals suspected to be working illegally for online gambling operators at a resort and casino complex north of Manila. Philippine immigration chief Jaime Morente told local reporters Friday that the documents of the 1,240 Chinese nationals arrested Thursday were being checked …
The Chinese official news agency Xinhua reports that a 47-year-old Chinese man identified only as Zhou appeared before a court in the Zhejiang province Thursday charged with operating a cross-border illegal online gambling ring which allegedly had 2.04 million players on its books and generated 400 billion yuan in wagers since opening in June 2012 …
Figures released this week by the Chinese Finance Ministry show that lottery sales continue to rise, up 8.3 percent year-on-year in October to RMB 33.8 billion (US$ 4.9 billion). The Sports Lottery outperformed the Welfare Lottery in percentage terms, rising 10.9 percent to RMB 16.5 billion, whilst Welfare sales were up 6 percent at RMB …
Five weeks after being detained by Chinese police, three Crown Resorts executives from Australia are to be prosecuted on gambling related charges, a Chinese government spokesman said at a media briefing Wednesday. The three visiting executives, along with 15 local employees of Crown are being held in Shanghai after they were picked up mid-October, and …
The Chinese police action against Crown Resorts local staff is wider than at first thought, judging by local media reports Tuesday. In addition to the 18 Crown employees still held after their arrest last week, it now appears that the police questioned 87 Crown punters and junket organisers, detaining 10 of the latter. The local …
The police in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap have reported the arrest of 18 men and a woman – all Chinese nationals – in a sting operation on three venues which had been providing illegal online gambling services. Speaking to the Phnom Penh Post, Chea Kamsan, deputy provincial immigration police chief, said that those …
Chinese lottery operator DJI Holdings has announced a change in its corporate identity to better reflect the company’s broader services. The Cheshire-headquartered group will henceforth be known as BNN Technology as the company transitions to being a technology platform provider for mobile payments, mobile content and data management to consumers throughout China, while preparing for …
In the Philippines, Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente told local channel TV5 Friday that 154 Chinese nationals involved in illegal online gambling were arrested this morning in a raid on a rented building in Clark Field, Angeles City, Pampanga. The raid followed an intensive investigation and surveillance of the offenders’ activities that lasted for …
The Beijing Cyberspace Administration has concluded its investigation into the appearance of online gambling advertisements on the Baidu search engine (see previous reports) and on Thursday issued a statement on the issue. The Administration accepted that there was no unlawful intention on the part of Baidu, but ordered the company to improve the assessment of …
Chinese media reports Monday indicate that the giant Chinese search and web services corporate Baidu is assisting police who are investigating the promotion of gambling websites that have used fake business licenses. Allegations have been made that many online gambling sites have photo-shopped other companies’ business licenses in order to register for Baidu promotional services, …
Software developer Spinomenal released six new HTML5-built slot games through various online operators this week, all of which can be demo-ed through the developer’s website. New titles comprise Pond of Koi, Wild Wild West, Chinese Lucky Charms, Mythology, Prize Fighters and Soccer Babes.
A report from the Incapsula cyber security organisation has highlighted the increasing scope and sophistication of criminal Distributed Denial of Services attacks against websites, recording that a recent assault on an unidentified Chinese gambling site involved multiple nine-vector, 470 Gbps, 110 million packet-per-second activity, some of the biggest and most complex ever recorded. The publication …
The Cheshire, UK-based but Chinese facing lottery firm DJI Holdings has revealed that its pre-tax losses widened significantly year-on-year in 2015, from GBP 4 million in the preceding year to GBP 10.7 million in 2015 as revenue plunged from GBP 47.5 million to just GBP 5.5 million. In a statement the company explained that its …
Philippines-based online gambling software and games developer XIN Gaming has launched a new slot titled Fish Hunter King with a colourful theme based on a popular Chinese arcade game. The new slot is a 5-reel, 3-row, 50-line slot which offers opportunities to win cash prizes through a range of engaging features. Mathias Larsson, chief executive …
The Chinese news agency ECNS reports that a special commission under the China General Chamber of Commerce has warned that online “one yuan deals” are a disguised form of online lottery action which is illegal. In a statement Wednesday the commission said that the incentive offer was originally devised by Chinese e-commerce businesses to attract …
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba continued to show interest in online gambling this week with a $1.5 million investment along with the Handnice Capital in Chinese digital sports data company LeidaSports. The new deal follows last September’s formation of Ali Sports in collaboration with media corporation Sina and private equity firm Yunfeng Capital (see previous …
According to a weekend report in the Economic Observer quoting informed sources, the Chinese government is considering the introduction of new regulations and an initially trial period ending the year-long suspension of Chinese online lottery sales. The report claims that officials plan to launch new pilot programs this year to restart online lottery sales, and …
A Chinese suspect, identified only as Zhou, was arrested by Vietnamese police on Tuesday. The man was handed over to the authorities’ Chinese counterparts at Noi Bai International Airport. Zhou was flagged by the Chinese International Criminal Police Organization after he fled China suspected of operating a lucrative online gambling operation. According to a report …
Police in the Guangdong province of China report that a year-long investigation has led to the breakup of a fraudulent online gambling ring that illegally used well-known land casino brands to atract customers to its websites. The investigation, triggered by an informant in March 2015, resulted in the arrest of 218 suspects, including 11 core …
Actions by Cambodian, Interpol and Chinese enforcement agencies in Sihanoukville, Cambodia late last year continue to impact the local mainly casino gambling economy, reports the Phnom Penh Post this week. The enforcement action resulted in the arrest of 168 Chinese individuals in a raid on a local residential compound, and was reportedly targeted on breaking …
Riot Games, developer of the League of Legends multiplayer game that has taken the eSports world by storm, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of billion-dollar Chinese Internet company Ten Cent. In February 2011 Ten Cent bought a majority shareholding in the company, which it has now augmented to take full ownership and control. Approached …
China’s Ministry of Public Security said today it had arrested ninety-eight suspects in a major international online gambling operation estimated to have taken Yuan 500 billion (GBP 51,53 billion) in wagers. According to the Ministry, the operation boasted around one-million users, mainly from the Chinese mainland. Police in Guangdong and Hunan provinces shut down over 500 …
DJI Holdings plc, a UK licensed promoter and distributor of Chinese sports and welfare lottery products, announced Wednesday that it is to obtain a secondary listing of its shares on the Nasdaq Exchange in the United States. The company said in a statement that such a listing will deliver enhanced market liquidity and assist the …