Kelsey Wilhelm

Queensland’s Premier is potentially extending an olive branch to embattled Australian gaming operator The Star, but also stating that the operator had not kept its promises to the state.

Thailand’s government has given the nation’s Council of State 50 days to review the Entertainment Complex Business Act and forward it to the nation’s House, while negating the need for a referendum, given the policy’s approval by parliament.

Even as Thailand pushes ahead with its casino legislation, its Prime Minister is to personally delivery assurances to China’s President about the safety of tourists from the nation’s largest tourism source market.

The move to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is a step in the right direction, but more will be necessary to get off the FATF grey list, says a Moody’s analyst.

Canadian authorities suspect that online gaming platforms are being utilized to launder money from fentanyl production and distribution.

Vietnam authorities have crushed the nation’s largest money laundering ring that brought in $1.2 billion from foreign countries.

Macau’s gaming labor force saw a slight decline in the final quarter of 2024 on a sequential basis, albeit a smaller drop than that recorded in the hospitality and retail sectors.

The Philippine National Police has been directed to investigate an online lottery app after it was found to have misused the logo, photos and other markings of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Thailand’s tourism-centric economy is expected to grow by more than 3 percent this year, according to statements by the nation’s Finance Minister.

Singapore’s Changi Airport in 2024 narrowly missed equaling the record number of passenger traffic seen in 2019, welcoming some 67.7 million passengers, or 99.1 percent of the pre-COVID level.