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Five Asian countries have taken illegal betting stings up a notch as the 2018 World Cup enters the quarterfinals.
Thailand is in the lead with the most number of illegal betting arrests.
Thailand deputy police spokesman Krisana Patanacharoen said authorities had so far arrested 9,420 individuals on World Cup betting charges, roughly 5,000 more than those arrested in the last World Cup. Meanwhile, police from Vietnam and Singapore busted illegal online betting operations, resulting in the arrest of 39 individuals. In Malaysia, 342 bookies have been collared since the start of World Cup raids last June 29. Lastly, an unauthorized online betting operation was busted in Taiwan, resulting in the arrest of its alleged ringleader.
| BECKY’S AFFILIATED |
Plentiful blockchain panels at WGES create opportunity for BCH education
CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero said that the panels and presentations dedicated to blockchain technology at the World Gaming Executive Summit 2018 show the building interest of the gaming industry on the topic.
| FROM COINGEEK.COM |
Bitcoin BCH tokenization proposals solve token, smart contract issues
CoinGeek is still accepting proposals for tokenization solutions that run on the BCH blockchain as well as its associated test networks.
| GLOBAL ROUND UP |
| ASIA |
Some Chinese high rollers have avoided Macau recently as they anticipated a backlash in the market due to trade tensions between the United States and China as well as the depreciation of Chinese yuan.
Mumbai police arrested nine individuals, including the operators of gamekingindia.com and planetgonline.com gambling domains, in the government’s latest anti-online gambling sting.
| EUROPE |
Aruze Gaming expands presence in Cyprus, Greece
The gaming device maker announced that it will be supplying gaming machines in the Republic of Cyprus Integrated Casino Resort and its subsidiaries.
Sweden’s gaming monopolies brace for liberalized market
Sweden’s ATG and Svenska Spel will have to compete with internationally licensed online gambling sites that serve Swedish punters without the government permission.
| NORTH AMERICA |
Delaware casinos loving their early sports betting returns
Figures from Delaware Lottery show that total sports betting handle has hit just over $7m just 20 days after Delaware authorized its first legal sports wager.
| FACT YOU NEED TO KNOW |
The iconic Eiffel Tower in the Paris casino in Las Vegas was originally intended to be a full-scale replica of the original. However, the plan did not push through as it would have interfered with the nearby McCarran Airport, reducing the tower to approximately 1:2 scale.
| PRESS RELEASES |
G2E Asia 2018 closes with a record-breaking edition
The Global Gaming Expo Asia 2018 at The Venetian Macao has achieved another record after it hosted 16,358 local and international trade visitors, an increase of 17.2% from last year’s attendance.
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