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Nelson Moura

Nelson Moura
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Editor and reporter with 10 years of experience in Greater China, namely Taiwan and Macau, in printed and online media, with a focus on finance, gaming, politics, crime, business and social issues.

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Thailand

Thailand moves ahead with lottery-linked pension scheme

Frank Schuengel -
Thailand is pushing forward with an unconventional retirement savings program that attaches prize draws to pension contributions, in what the World Bank has described as a potential model for other developing nations.
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Macau

Wynn Macau signs marketing, staff secondment deal under $21.5M cap

Viviana Chan -
Wynn Macau signed a marketing and staff secondment deal with Wynn Marketing (Portugal) under an unchanged $21.5M annual cap.
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Taiwan

Taiwan passes first virtual asset law, mandates license for exchanges

Viviana Chan -
Taiwan's legislature passed the Virtual Asset Service Act on June 30th, requiring crypto providers to obtain an FSC license before operating.
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Macau

Macau arrests mainland man accused of livestreaming baccarat tables

Viviana Chan -
Macau police arrested a mainland man accused of livestreaming baccarat tables to mainland gamblers and placing proxy bets.
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News

Former Light & Wonder executive Daryl Bruce joins Solaire

Viviana Chan -
Solaire Resorts appoints former Light & Wonder Asia product executive Daryl Bruce as Vice President, Gaming Optimization amid leadership changes.
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Hong Kong

Hong Kong arrests 19 in joint ICAC and police operation targeting match-fixing and illegal betting

Frank Schuengel -
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 19 people, including active football players and coaches, following a joint operation targeting a syndicate suspected of running an illegal bookmaking network and bribing players to fix local football matches.
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Malaysia

Malaysia arrests 331 in World Cup illegal betting operation

Frank Schuengel -
Malaysian police have arrested 331 people and uncovered more than RM2.62 million in illegal betting transactions as part of Op Soga XI, a nationwide enforcement campaign targeting unlicensed sports betting and online gambling linked to the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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Elsewhere

iGaming fraud in APAC nearly halves, yet deepfakes still dominate: Sumsub

Viviana Chan -
APAC iGaming fraud nearly halved to 1.92 percent in 1Q26, but deepfakes still drive two-thirds of regional cases, Sumsub reports.
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Macau

Wynn Macau grants share awards to four staff members

AGBrief Editorial -
Wynn Macau granted 886,547 share awards to 4 employees under its ownership scheme, with vesting schedules running through 2030.
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United States

Moody’s lowers Wynn Resorts’ outlook to stable as leverage remains elevated

Viviana Chan -
Moody’s cut Wynn Resorts’ outlook to stable from positive, saying leverage remains elevated despite improved results since 2025.
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Macau

SJM names former NagaCorp CFO Tan Sean Czoon as new finance chief

Viviana Chan -
SJM Holdings appointed former NagaCorp CFO Tan Sean Czoon as finance chief after Ip Shih Ming resigned to pursue personal interests.
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Thailand

Thai MP faces expanded charges in illegal gambling investigation

Frank Schuengel -
Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has expanded its case against Klatham Party MP for Songkhla Chonnaput Naksua, adding money laundering and transnational organized crime charges in connection with an alleged illegal online gambling network.
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Elsewhere

Lawrence Ho meets Kazakhstan prime minister over tourism development

Viviana Chan -
Melco’s Lawrence Ho met Kazakhstan’s prime minister to discuss tourism infrastructure opportunities tied to the planned Alatau City project.
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Cambodia

Hun Sen, Xi pledge to eliminate online fraud scourge in Beijing meeting

Viviana Chan -
Xi Jinping praised Cambodia’s crackdown on telecom fraud as Hun Sen pledged closer enforcement cooperation with China.
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Philippines

Century Entertainment reports $5.7M in unaudited winnings from Philippine gaming rollout

Viviana Chan -
Century Entertainment says its Philippines rollout generated at least $5.7M in unaudited pre-tax winnings from April to June.
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Macau

Macau hotels see 89.8% occupancy in May as international guests rise

Viviana Chan -
Macau hotels reached 89.8% occupancy in May, with international guests rising 16.1% despite a decline in total hotel guests.
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United States

Polymarket fake bet campaign draws Wall Street Journal investigation and viral scrutiny

Frank Schuengel -
Prediction market platform Polymarket paid a network of social media creators to film staged betting videos using replica versions of its website, accumulating more than 140 million views before a Wall Street Journal investigation published on 21 June 2026 exposed the campaign.
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Elsewhere

Curacao Gaming Authority sets December deadline for B2B supplier compliance under LOK framework

Frank Schuengel -
The Curacao Gaming Authority has issued a formal announcement clarifying the supplier licensing and registration obligations that will become fully enforceable on 24 December 2026, marking the end of the two-year transitional period provided under the National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK).
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Elsewhere

Galaxy, Sands, MGM and Aristocrat feature on Forbes’ Global 2000

Viviana Chan -
Galaxy stands alone as Hong Kong’s casino entry on Forbes’ 2026 Global 2000, joined by Sands, MGM and Aristocrat among Asia-facing names.
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Australia

ACMA orders ISPs to block 12 more illegal gambling sites

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ACMA has ordered ISPs to block 12 more illegal online gambling and affiliate sites, bringing total blocked since 2019 to 1,751.
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