Macau's new illegal gambling bill aims to impose fines for gambling activities in parks and other public places.

The Macau Legislative Assembly this Wednesday approved the first reading of new legislation against illegal gaming.

A new legislation proposal for tackling illegal gambling crimes that has been submitted to the Macau SAR Legislative Assembly includes a series of ancillary penalties such as expulsion or prohibition from entering the city.

The Macau government will advance with a new bill set to help strenghten illegal gambling crimes prevention by increasing penalties for illegal gambling offenses and granting new investigation powers to security authorities, allowing night home searches and the use of undercover agents.

Authorities in Macau have arrested 15 people for alleged involvement in an illegal online betting ring and money laundering scheme.

Police from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau have jointly dismantled a cross-border illegal gambling syndicate, resulting in the arrest of 93 individuals.

Macau lawmakers are urging the government to further clarify its stance on illegal mahjong operations, according to lawmaker Chan Chak Mo.

Not only illegal, but a threat to national security. That's what the authors of a recent whitepaper say about illegal gambling in India, concerned not only about the outflow of billions of dollars to offshore accounts, but the vulnerability of users of betting apps, who are signing up for more than they bargained for.

 The higher the risk, the higher the price. Such were the findings of a recent study which found that Macau punters who sought help for problem gambling had significantly higher levels of debt than those in comparable regions, correlated with higher minimum wagers.

A new study indicates that higher minimum wagers in Macau are linked to the increased level of gambling debt for Macau punters, compared to their peers from Hong Kong and mainland China.