Law enforcement officials in South Korea have apprehended a total of 2,925 individuals suspected of engaging in illicit online gaming activities in operations running over the last six months.

Authorities in the Philippines are increasing the pressure on illegal online gambling hubs, barring over 150 Vietnamese nationals from the country in the month of March alone.

A team of 150 specialists in Indonesia is operating around the clock, seven days a week, to locate and block online gambling platforms targeting players in the Southeast Asian country.

In recent operations, authorities in Sihanoukville conducted two raids on illegal online gambling sites, resulting in the apprehension of a total of 195 illegal foreigners who will now face deportation from Cambodia, the Khmer Times reported.

Illegal online gambling and scam operations in Southeast Asia are nothing new, with a monitoring group noting that they have been expanding since at least 2010, as nefarious operators seek new harbors to ply their craft. Meanwhile, in Macau, the mixture of mainland Chinese visitors is increasing, as the Individual Visitor Scheme expands and more events are held in the city.

Police in Thailand are walking back their decision to drop charges against six suspected illegal online gambling hosts who had previously accused authorities of extorting some THB140 million ($4 million) from them in exchange for their freedom.

Chinese police authorities have solved 6,861 cases related to online gambling during a three-month security enforcement campaign that ran from June 25 to September 30, the Ministry of Public Security announced.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested for five illegal offshore online gambling websites to be blocked.

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

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has asked the country’s internet service providers to block gambling website, thepokies.net, which it says is one of the most significant it has blocked so far.