Police in Thailand have arrested 58 people involved in illegal betting on the World Cup , according to local news source The Nation. Pol Lt-General Anant Srihiran said that seven are alleged bookmakers, with two suspected of being bet couriers while the rest are punters. Anant said that the police has also seized Bt41,430 (£753) in cash and four bankbooks …
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FIFA’s Security Director has warned member associations that the World Cup group stages could be vulnerable to match manipulation and threats by organised crime gangs. With six days to go until the opening ceremony and Brazil’s much anticipated clash with Croatia, Ralf Mutschke answered questions about sports corruption in a FIFA.com video. Interpol’s former Director of Regional and National Police …
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Asian facing sports betting operator TLC88.com has announced that it will continue its partnership with Sunderland AFC as official Asian Betting partner. The operator confirmed a further three year extension to their current partnership deal. Sunderland’s partnership with the sports betting operator will continue until 2017, The Football club’s Commercial Director Gary Hutchinson commented on the extension: “We are really …
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Locus Gaming, operator of the mobile Jack Gold Casino, is to debut an innovative white label service with the launch of an online casino aimed at the Asian community based in the UK. Casino Raj, which will go live at the end of this month, is the brainchild of former World Pool Masters champion Raj ‘Hitman’ Hundal and will be …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has urged member associations to appoint integrity officers to curb match fixing allegations and irregularities. According to the AFC.com website, the Integrity Action Plan will protect the integrity of competition, promote fairplay and maintain good football governance throughout the region, which includes teams from East, South/Central and West. World Cup hopefuls Australia, Japan, Korea Republic …
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Macao Gaming Show, which takes place from 18 to 20 November at Venetian Macao, has reappointed World Gaming Group company World Gaming Consultants as Principal Asian media partner in support of its 2014 event. The Macao-based company, which also has offices in Hong Kong and Manila, is publisher of Asia’s specialist gaming magazine World Gaming (WGM), distributing 300,000 copies annually …
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Alderney-licensed 3D slots developer BetSoftGaming is to enter the Southeast Asian online gaming market through a partnership with local operator Olé Group International.The deal sees Olé Group launch BetSoft’s full portfolio of 3D slots on its Olé777 site, including the supplier’s Slots3 video slot collection, with its ToGo mobile portfolio to launch in coming months. Olé777 operates under a licence …
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Igaming and player management platform providers Mediatech Solutions has moved to bolster its presence in the Asian market with the appointment of Tom Moester as general manager for the region. Moester will assist the company’s chief executive Jessica Ordovas in establishing Mediatech’s base in Kuala Lumpur, with a remit to develop new business opportunities across the wider Asian market. He …
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Land-based casino network Princess Casinos International is launching its own online gaming and sports betting website. The group currently operates 36 casinos in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa and aims to target existing players visiting the operator’s vast network of land-based locations, and new internet gaming customers. SoftSwiss, an Austrian casino software and game supplier, has been chosen to …
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SBTech, are set to showcase their cutting-edge live betting and mobile offering and their recently launched Asian facing solution at G2E Asia, the premier Asian trade event, held in Macau. SBTech will showcase their entirely new Asian platform, available for online and mobile. The interface has been specifically designed to address the Asian punters preferences and includes an advanced agent …
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