Day: 25 November 2020

Most states in Australia have turned a blind eye on the regulation of so-called casino junket operators, although the tours for affluent high-roller customers have been constituting a prime risk for terrorism financing and money laundering operations. The gambling watchdog in Queensland is the only state authority that has an active licensing procedure for the junkets, while the states of Victoria and Western Australia stopped the approval process over 10 years ago. The controversial operators that facilitated tours for wealthy gamblers from Mainland China to Australia for various gambling events.…

The gambling and sports betting industry in the UK will once again try to return to normal, with England being set to exit the national lockdown on December 2nd, as revealed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on November 23rd. The latest lockdown, which was imposed as of November 5th and included temporary shutdowns of casino and betting shop venues, will now be lifted in so-called Tier 2 regions. As the Government announced, what regions will see businesses resume operations and what operations will be allowed will only depend on the…