A recent study reveals that global professional soccer is increasingly dependent on sponsorships from the gambling and cryptocurrency industries, many of which operate in legal gray areas or are entirely illegal.The survey, initiated by "Play the Game," covers data from nine top football leagues acr
As more NFT projects enter Telegram, the platform's NFT stickers are sparking a new crypto trend. To date, this market has exceeded $9 million in transactions, becoming a new paradigm of social and blockchain integration.Originally, Telegram stickers were a standard social feature on the platform, b
Macau's gaming industry experienced a strong rebound in June, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) increasing by 19% year-over-year to 21.06 billion Macau patacas (approximately 2.61 billion US dollars), far exceeding market expectations. However, US investment firm CBRE Capital Advisors threw cold water
An astonishing twist has emerged in the Philippines' "Missing Cockfight Gamblers Case". Key witness Julie "Totoy" Patindong recently testified, accusing several Philippine police officers of colluding with well-known gambler Atong Ang, and accepting substantial bribes over a long period. Some senior
Recently, there have been rumors that the list of employees working in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) has been handed over to Chinese law enforcement authorities. Several Chinese nationals who previously worked in the Philippines and have now moved to Cambodia stated that they have
In the current rapid development of artificial intelligence, people's concerns about the increasingly scarce real connections between people are becoming stronger, especially in industries such as gambling that traditionally have a high degree of social attributes. Behind this anxiety is the trend o
Macau police recently cracked a casino fraud case involving an amount of $226,000 (about 1.76 million Hong Kong dollars), where a former baccarat dealer colluded with a gambler from mainland China. They illegally won a large amount of chips in just two weeks through "delayed betting".According to th
Riot Games officially announces that it will open gambling sponsorship cooperation for "League of Legends" (LOL) and "Valorant" in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) regions. This decision instantly caused a huge stir in the global esports community, with many players excla
According to Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, the decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket is close to completing a funding round of up to $200 million. Once completed, the company's valuation will reach approximately $1 billion, officially entering the "unicorn" status.T
Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex recently confirmed that it suffered a severe cyber attack earlier this month, with losses amounting to $100 million. As the impact of the incident gradually emerges, the platform is slowly resuming services and currently only allows users who have compl
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently issued a stern warning, alerting the public to be cautious of offshore gambling websites that operate illegally under the guise of being "legal".In the "post-POGO era", despite the Philippines having banned offshore gambling operation
The Brazilian government has recently introduced a temporary tax reform measure, proposing to raise the gambling tax rate from 12% to 18%. Together with income tax and local taxes, the overall tax burden for operators could approach 50%. This move has sparked strong backlash from the industry, with
Global gambling giant Entain will pay up to 100 million New Zealand dollars (approximately 60.6 million US dollars) to Tab NZ to fulfill its long-term strategic cooperation agreement signed in 2023. This payment coincides with the official approval of the amendment to the "2003 Racing Industry Act",
