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Cambodia arrests Prince Group head Chen Zhi on scam and trafficking charges

Enforcement & compliance

Cambodia’s Interior Ministry said it arrested Chen Zhi and two other Chinese nationals on 6 January and handed them to China. Chen faces charges including running multinational cyber scams, money laundering and human trafficking; the ministry said his Cambodian nationality was revoked in December. Cambodia’s gaming commission had earlier suspended licences for 14 casinos reportedly linked to the enterprise, while Prince Group has called the allegations baseless.

The arrests and casino licence suspensions put operators reportedly connected to Prince Group under heightened enforcement scrutiny.

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Telegram betting channels continue promotions despite Brazil ban

A media investigation found 87 domains offering betting and withdrawals across six Telegram channels, a month after Brazil’s provisional measure prohibited betting platforms. The channels had more than 43 mil subscriptions, and none of the domains ended in .bet.br; the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had blocked more than 47 mil illegal sites since the measure was issued.

Betting channels on Telegram are still advertising games and referral bonuses in Brazil, a month after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure banning betting platforms, Metrópoles reported. Its investigation found 87 distinct domains advertised in six channels with more than 43 mil subscriptions combined. None of the 87 domains had the ending that had identified federally authorised platforms before the ban.

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