China

Dezoito empregados da empresa australiana de casinos Crown Resorts, incluindo o vice-presidente Jason O’Connor, terão sido detidos na China, informou a empresa. A Crown não conseguiu falar com os seus empregados e não foi informada da razão da sua detenção. O jogo é ilegal na China e as autoridades...

Crown Resorts has been unable to contact any of its employees since they were detained three days ago in a series of late-night raids in China and taken away for questioning. “To date, Crown has not been able to speak with our employees and is working closely with the Department of...

Um consórcio liderado pela empresa de videojogos chinesa Giant comprou a divisão de jogos para aplicativos móveis do operador de casinos norte-americano Caesars, informou a agência oficial Xinhua, que cita um comunicado da empresa. No total, os investidores chineses pagaram 4,4 milhões de dólares pela Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE),...

A polícia de Hong Kong confiscou mais de 400 milhões de dólares em apostas ilegais de futebol numa série de rusgas horas antes da meia-final do Euro 2016 entre o País de Gales e Portugal – mais do triplo do montante apreendido durante todo o torneio de 2012. Dezanove...

A Chinese soccer fan could barely watch as Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo lined up his penalty kick in the finely balanced Euro 2016 group match against Austria. The man identified by his surname Li, from the eastern city of Hangzhou, had every reason to be nervous: he had bet...

Hong Kong police have confiscated about HK$130 million in betting records and arrested more than 50 people in a crackdown on illegal football gambling launched ahead of the Euro 2016 tournament. One of the bookmaking rackets, which had raked in orders of HK$31 million, was broken up on June...

Another week brings another round of Euro 2016 betting busts by Asian law enforcement. Our first stop takes us to Hong Kong, where police are busy tallying the score of their Operation Crowbeak anti-betting crackdown. Police say they’ve arrested over 50 individuals and confiscated around HKD 130m (US $16.7m) in...

A crackdown on corruption in China has prompted Australian casino operator Crown Resorts to spin off its international assets into a separate company. The new company will take over Crown’s 27.4% interest in two Macau businesses. Macau is the world’s largest gaming centre and the only place in China...

Several illegal underground casinos located in Beijing have been exposed to the mainland public after Chinese journalists visited unannounced and produced reports on the gambling hubs. The revealed casinos were mostly hidden in high-end apartments, and were generally protected by several layers of security. Each casino has its own...

An undercover reporter has revealed details of an underground gambling den operating in Beijing where players can lose millions of yuan in card games, according to a newspaper report. The illegal gambling was carried out in an expensive apartment in the west of the capital near its third ring...

Bet365, the Stoke-based bookmaker whose adverts are fronted by the actor Ray Winstone, has grown into one of the world’s largest online gambling businesses, helped by Chinese punters, who risk prison terms by betting via the group’s website. The company – which is also known in Britain for funding...