China will step up its campaign against illegal gambling after a high-ranking official claimed that unauthorized gambling has become widespread in the country’s rural areas. 

Ministry of Public Safety Deputy Minister Huang Ming ordered police to find who are behind the illegal gambling operations in the country’s rural provinces. Huang said the networks of underground banks that help Chinese gamblers fund their betting activity will also be targets of the crackdown. As if the message wasn’t clear, the official reiterated that gambling is “a social harm that posed a threat to national security” and that those individuals involved in illegal gambling and those who will obstruct police investigation will be “harshly punished.”

In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, the 12BET CEO explains how failures and mistakes can benefit a company in the long run.

The Bitcoinj.cash just got another shot to pursue its projects, which include the switch of HashEngineering’s Android wallet to bitcoinj.cash and the revival of the Lighthouse crowdfunding application, thanks to a sponsorship given by blockchain research and development firm nChain.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is planning the negotiated sale of the two parcels of land where Solaire Resort and Casino stands after only one bidder showed up in last week’s auction. 

The UK-licensed online gambling operator has hired investment banker Rothschild to determine the possibility of launching an initial public offering that could value the company at between £2.5b and £3b. 

Local operator Inverstark SAS became the seventh licensed online gambling site in Colombia after it paid COP3.2b (US$1.12m) for a five-year license. 

White Label—A product that can be customized and rebranded by marketers. Producers usually customize white label types of software according to a marketer’s needs. 

The affiliate company has acquired Slottracker.com—a company that saves the information of the games played and bets made by players — for €1m. The information from Slottracker will help the player decide which casino works best.

Congratulations to Simon Fraser for being appointed as the Head of International Racing at SIS (Sports Information Services). Fraser, who joins from the Racecourse Media Group, has 17 years’ experience in international business development, media rights handling and the betting industry.