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Taiwan lawmaker calls for crackdown on sports betting ads
A Taiwan lawmaker has called on the government to crackdown on online platforms advertising sports betting.
Taiwan arrests 32 in major online gambling bust
Taiwan prosecutors have indicted 32 people, including a billionaire, for running an online gambling platform and engaging in money laundering, with earnings of about NT$59.4 billion ($2.13 billion.) The platform, known as GPK Bet, has been in operation since 2014.
BBIN: Zero-touch economy created
The pandemic has swept the world like no one could have imagined in the year of 2020. This global crisis has put many businesses to an abrupt halt in Q1 and forced companies to develop new business models for survival.
Ganapati founder Hayato Kinoshita indicted by Taiwanese prosecutors
Ganapati PLC founder Hayato Kinoshita has been indicted by Taiwanese prosecutors along with a dozen other people for illegally operating online gambling, rejecting defense arguments that they were several steps distant from any legal violations.
Jumbo digital product rollout continues
Industries around the globe have been forced to adjust their sales models under the influences of the coronavirus pandemic. Jumbo Technology has reconstructed its strategies and caught up with the trend of digitalization. Since the beginning of this year, Jumbo has intensively held a series of online product launch events via ZOOM and Google Meet.
Taiwan upholds guilty verdicts on cops who protected casinos
The Taiwan Supreme Court upheld guilty verdicts for three Kaohsiung police officers convicted of receiving more than $300,000 in bribes from operators of electronic gaming and gambling businesses.
Police raid Gamatron Studio office in Taipei
Police have raided the offices of Gamatron Studios in Taipei’s Neihu Technology Park, arresting 31 people, including the top executive, named Kinoshita.
Kinoshita is believed...
Jumbo live streams product launch due to Covid-19
Jumbo Technology said it has live-streamed its product launches for 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus.
Jumbo turns 20 with big plans for the future
Jumbo Technology is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and after successful expansion in Asia, it’s now turning its sights further afield.
Jumbo to launch 20th anniversary products
Jumbo Technology says it plans to announce a series of new products to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, despite the coronavirus crisis.
Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) 2021
The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is the place to see new products and services, network, attend thought-provoking seminars, seek business partners and generate sales....
Life After POGOs – AGB Pop-Up Forum
The Philippines and Asia’s online gaming industry is going through uncertain times, with the gaming regulator seeing more and more operators leaving the country for greener pastures.
Acquiring & Retaining iGaming Customers
In this AGB Webinar Series, we covered the newest strategies for iGaming player acquisition and retention.
Asia Gaming Briefings – June 2021 Edition
For this edition of our magazine, we focus on Southeast Asia, with a particular look at the Philippines. The country’s casino industry has been among the hardest hit in Asia, with the integrated resorts in Manila’s Entertainment City having remained mostly closed to the general public since the beginning of the crisis last year.
Asia Gaming Briefings – April 2021 Edition
In this April edition of Asia Gaming Briefings we take the pulse of how the North Asia jurisdictions of Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East have fared.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Feb 2021 Edition
The world is bouncing back, or at least coming to grips with the fact that going forward not much will be the same as before. Commendably, this industry quickly understood the need to adapt to a new normal, and that the days of targeting the low hanging fruit of the VIP sector are gone.