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Chinese new year theme from Genesis Gaming

31 Jan 2018

Genesis Gaming’s latest release is primed for the Chinese New Year with the name ‘Da Hong Bao’ representing the red envelopes that Chinese tradition gift to bring happiness, blessings and good luck. Three or more Da Hong Bao Scatter symbols will trigger a Lucky Spins Feature. A Feature Trigger Respin is activated if three or …

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Microgaming welcomes in the Chinese new year

30 Jan 2018

Microgaming’s February slot release ‘Lucky Little Gods’ is perfectly timed to coincide with the upcoming Chinese New Year. This five reel, 243 ways online slot is inspired by Chinese mythology, set in an ethereal realm hosted by two gods of fortune, while combining vibrant graphics and quirky Manga animations with divine bonus features. The Golden …

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Chinese police urged to fight growing rural gambling threat

29 Jan 2018

Gambling in the rural areas of China is presenting a serious problem, and the police have been urged to crack down on offenders to stamp it out, according to the Xinhua news agency. The agency quoted Deputy Minister of Public Security, Huang Ming, Monday when he promised that the police will act against operators and …

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Chinese welfare lottery sales up 5.1 percent in 2017

17 Jan 2018

China’s state-run Welfare Lottery sales topped 217 billion yuan (US$ 33 billion) in 2017, an increase of 5.1 percent year on year, according to a statement from the Welfare Lottery Distribution and Management Centre this week. . The lottery raised more than 62 billion yuan for public welfare funds last year, tghe Centre revealed.

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DGOJ hosts Chinese delegation

28 Nov 2017

Spain’s gambling authority Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) hosted a delegation from the General Directorate : Ministry of Finance of the People´s Republic of China at its offices Monday. The bilateral meeting reportedly covered in-depth information on the DGOJ’s lottery and online gambling regulatory systems, among other topics.

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Chinese province cracks down on gambling investment

24 Oct 2017

The provincial government of Hainan in China has suspended private investments in online gambling ventures in order to cool down expectations that sports betting, lotteries and other forms of betting may have future potential following rumour that the government may soon legalise horse race betting. The publication Caixin reports that over the past year over …

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Chinese lottery sales remain buoyant

25 Sep 2017

Chinese sports lottery tickets again proved the most popular in August as sales rose 16.4 percent year-on-year, with welfare lottery sales also up, albeit by a less impressive 10 percent. . The Chinese Ministry of Finance reported that overall lottery sales in August saw an increase of 13.1 percent to RMB 35.1 billion (US$5.3 billion), …

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Chinese-facing payments firm suspended on London AIM exchange

5 Sep 2017

AIM-listed and China-facing payments technology and data provider BNN Technology halted trading in its shares Monday and suspended UK and China CEOs Darren Mercer and Wei Qi. A statement from the board of directors explained that the actions were necessary following unspecified but “serious allegations” by the group’s CFO Scott Kennedy, who resigned last Friday. …

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IGT in JV with Chinese lottery firm

31 Jul 2017

International Game Technology (IGT) announced the formation of a Chinese-foreign equity joint venture (JV) with China’s Shenzhen-listed Telling Telecommunication Holding Co., Ltd. through its Shenzhen Tian Lian Cai Investment Co. subsidiary. Under the terms of the partnership, IGT will provide lottery products to regulated Lottery Centers in the People’s Republic of China, operating as a …

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Chinese football app sponsors Crystal Palace FC

20 Jul 2017

London Premier League football club Crystal Palace FC (CPFC), has announced Chinese football app Dongqiudi as the club’s first ever shirt sleeve partner in a multi-year deal. Dongqiudi’s logo will feature on the left sleeve of the Eagles’ shirt this season, with the upcoming campaign being the first where Premier League clubs can advertise on …

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Popular Chinese game added to Ultraplay portfolio

14 Jul 2017

Online gambling and eSports solutions provider Ultraplay has announced the addition of the massively popular Chinese dedicated game King of Glory to its eSports portfolio, becoming the first provider to offer real time live betting on Heroes of the Storm. King of Glory, released end 2015 for Android and iOS, quickly became a hit title …

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Tighter Chinese video gaming restrictions could impact eSports

14 Jul 2017

Two of China’s state-controlled media – the People’s Daily and Xinhua News Agency – have launched attacks on the video gaming industry in what observers believe is a veiled warning from government that it may consider tighter controls. Reporting on the development, Forbes business noted that further restrictions could have wide ranging impacts on the …

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Chinese ramp up internet controls

11 Jul 2017

According to reports from the Bloomberg business news service, the Chinese government has ramped up its restrictive moves to control of the internet, directing state-operated telecomm companies to institute blocks on VPN services by February 1 2018. The move follows a general crackdown on internet enforcement announced earlier this year by the government (see previous …

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Chinese internet giant Tencent to construct eSport industrial park

17 May 2017

Chinese internet commerce giant Tencent, which acquired Finnish mobile games developer Supercell for $8.6 billion last year (see previous  reports) has announced a new eSports project to construct an “eSports-themed industrial park” in the city of Wuhu, China. The park will include a “gaming university, cultural and creative park, animation industry park, creative neighbourhood, Tencent …

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Continued growth for Chinese lottery sales

21 Apr 2017

China’s Ministry of Finance has released the March sales figures for Chinese lotteries, showcasing continue growth. Year-on-year, overall lottery sales rose 6.3 percent in March to the equivalent of US$5.5 billion, with Welfare sales up 3.8 percent to CNY 19.8 billion in the month, and Sports lottery sales up 9.2 percent to CNY 18.1 billion. …

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Blitz on the way for Chinese online gambling

29 Mar 2017

According to reports in China’s state media the government is planning a major clampdown on attempts by foreign land casino operators to lure high rolling Chinese punters to their casinos, and on the growing problem of illegal online gambling on the mainland. The state’s Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday that Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun …

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Latest Endorphina online slot celebrates the Chinese new year

28 Jan 2017

China’s Year of the Fire Rooster and new year celebrations have inspired Prague online gambling games developer Endorphina’s latest online slot, a 5 reel game titled Chunjie (spring festival) The Chunjie theme features traditional and colourful Chinese symbols with deep spiritual meaning, including firecrackers, golden yuanbao, lucky tangerines and traditional coins. The highlight of the …

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Chinese e-comm giant buys e-cash processor

27 Jan 2017

MoneyGram, an e-cash processing company and rival to Western Union as a popular method of making online gambling transactions, has been acquired for an undisclosed consideration by Ant Financial, a company associated with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. MoneyGram shares rose 10 percent as news of the deal broke Thursday, but CNN opined that there …

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Changes at the top for Chinese online lottery operator

23 Jan 2017

Chinese online lottery operator 500.com has announced major executive changes to the company with the apparently amicable departure of director and chairman Man San Law, as well as director Weiguo Zhao from its board of directors, effective January 20, 2017. In a stock exchange filing Sunday the changes were announced, with Lian Qi taking over …

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Philippines deports 100 Chinese online gambling workers

18 Jan 2017

100 of the 1,317 allegedly illegal Chinese workers busted at the Lam online gambling centre in the Clark Freeport late last year (see previous  reports) have been ordered deported by the Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI). Nineteen of them left the country last weekend as the BI continued to process the deportation of the rest …

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Malaysia deports hundreds of Chinese for online gambling

12 Jan 2017

The Malaysian government deported 744 Chinese citizens, mainly on online gambling offences, last year according to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The official said that China has expressed its appreciation and praised the efficiency of the Royal Malaysia Police in combating one syndicate that was based in Malaysia and involved nationals …

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Philippines activist group accuses Chinese gambling mogul of fronting

23 Dec 2016

Macau online gambling mogul Jack Lam’s Philippines troubles keep mounting following a Department of Justice filing Friday by the activist group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) against him and four others accused of illegal fronting. Lam’s whereabouts are presently unknown, but local media reports named four other people accused of helping him circumvent the …

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More details emerge on mass Chinese escape in philippines

1 Dec 2016

There appears to be some confusion over exactly how many Chinese individuals detained by Philippines Immigration officials managed to escape in the early hours of last Thursday. When news of the escapes surfaced this week the number of escapees was given as 70, all but 26 of whom had been recaptured, however a different story …

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Illegal Chinese online gambling enterprise took billions in wagers

25 Nov 2016

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 …

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