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IPL betting busts in multiple Indian states
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.
India carries out IPL-linked gambling raids
India’s Premier League has resumed play and alongside the game, there has been an increase in illegal gambling.
IPL to mark bounce back for India’s online fantasy games
While the legality of sports betting in India remains a question of debate, betting on online fantasy sports (OFS) has been the biggest growth area of the country’s online skill-based gaming industry.
Cricket betting bust in West Bengal
West Bengal police nabbed three suspects engaged in a cricket betting scheme using mobile phones during a test match between India and Bangladesh held at Eden Gardens cricket ground in Kolkata, India.
Fantasy cricket start-up receives $4 mln in funding
Delhi-based online fantasy gaming platform BalleBaazi has successfully raised $4 million in Series A funding round from two private equity funds based out of...
Head Digital Works launches sport content platform
Head Digital Works Private Limited (formerly Head Infotech Private Limited), the parent company of leading online rummy website Ace2Three, has announced the launch of...
Dream11 recruits India cricket hero
Fantasy sports operator Dream11 has roped in Indian cricket team wicket-keeper and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador, Glaws reports.
Dhoni, who...
Nazara Games snaps up casual gaming startup
India-based Nazara Games has acquired a majority stake in a Chennai-based gaming startup - NextWave Multimedia, local media reports.
The deal represents the company’s first...
ICC probes India match-fixing reports
The International Cricket Council has opened an investigation into allegations made by the U.K.’s Sun newspaper that the third Ashes test has been targeted...
On the road to regulation in India
In a move likely to give a much-needed and major boost to the gambling industry in India, the All India Gaming Federation, a body that intends to promote legal gambling among other objectives, was launched in Delhi last week, on Wednesday, August 3.
Knowledge trumps content in Asia’s complex i-gaming world
In Asia’s complex and diverse igaming landscape, having the right content means business success only if one more key ingredient is included - market knowledge.
Instant and secure deposits
AstroPay is the pioneer payment solution for thousands of consumers in Latin America, Asia and Africa, who want to purchase online on international sites, that helps merchants access new markets through its main product, AstroPay Card.
Australian market report: How to adapt to the new normal
Covid-19 forced the rapid and unexpected closure of venues across Australia, changing the operating environment with unprecedented speed and leaving managers scrambling to adapt...
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.
Attracting players, not fraudsters
With sports betting restarting we are now seeing traffic levels return to pre-COVID levels. The same is unfortunately true for fraudulent activities as operators tempt players, both new and existing, with lucrative bonuses and attractive game offerings.
Winning the Chinese Tourist & China Tourism Blacklist
The AGB Webinar hears from Professor Wolfgang Arlt of COTRI, Shirley Tam of Okada Manila and Desmond Lam of UMAC to discuss future expectations...
South Korea Casino Recovery
The fifth edition of the AGB Webinar Series will take you to South Korea, one of the first countries to reopen their gaming industry...
Asia Gaming Briefings – Nov 2020 Edition
While nowhere in the world has escaped the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis, Macau has been hit harder than most, with forecasts for gross domestic product to shrink more than 50 percent this year.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Oct 2020 Edition
Before the Covid-19 crisis, tourism in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region was at a record high, on track to welcome 80 million visitors in 2019, generating some $90 billion in revenue.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Sep 2020 Edition
IN FOCUS: SPORTS BETTING Ball games bounce back. Major sporting events are slowly ramping up around the world and with them the drama and surprises, not all of them good for sports betting operators.