The Myanmar military is investigating at least three senior officers for allegedly accepting bribes from the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) to keep silent about illegal gambling activities at a controversial Shwe Kokko development near the Thai border in Karen State.
Myanmar Military Probes Bribery Claims Against Officers Tied to Chinese-Backed Gambling Hub (The Irrawaddy)
The National Day Golden Week, which spanned eight days this year, saw a year-on-year decline of 86 percent in the number of visitors to Macau. Provisional statistics show that Macau welcomed just over 156,000 visitors. The figure was regarded as disappointing by most analysts.
Overview of visitor arrivals to Macao during 1st October Golden Week (MGTO)
The ongoing Indian Premier League matches have produced a great deal of illegal betting, and the police forces of multiple Indian states have been announcing busts. Since the latter part of last week, this has included busts in Calangute (Goa), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Jorhat (Assam), and Ambala (Uttarakhand).
Goa: IPL betting racket busted in Calangute, five held (ANI)
Bengaluru: CCB cracks down on cricket betting, arrests four (ANI)
MP: IPL Betting Racket Busted In Indore; Five Held (Press Trust of India)
Jorhat Police arrests three for IPL betting (Sentinel Assam)
11 arrested in Uttarakhand for online betting on Indian Premier League (Hindustan Times)
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