Macau police detained two mainland Chinese men in separate casino operations on 5 July over suspected remote betting, according to the report. Police seized chips and vouchers valued at more than HKD 97,000 and electronic equipment; authorities said they had not verified a link between the cases, which were referred to prosecutors.
The cases concern suspected illegal betting activity and enforcement at Macau casino venues.
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Jakarta Metropolitan Police said officers shut three online casino sites and arrested a man in a raid in West Kalimantan on 10 June. Police said the suspect, identified by the initials AYA, faces online gambling and money-laundering-related charges.
UKGC reported that police arrested two people on suspicion of gambling offences in Bristol and subsequently released both on bail. Harbourside officers searched Lower College Street premises on 10 July with UKGC enforcement staff and SWROCU.
Reportedly, Two people were arrested following a raid at a suspected unlicensed gambling premises in Manchester. Police confiscated money and gaming equipment during the joint operation.
Macao Judiciary Police said they arrested Zhang at a casino on 29 June over an alleged scheme to place baccarat bets for gamblers in mainland China. Police said he used concealed cameras and a phone to relay table footage, and charged him with illegally operating online gambling or online mutual gambling before referring the case to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Noor Rassam and Panayiotis Karayiannis received three-year prison sentences, suspended for three years, after admitting offences involving criminal property linked to illegal poker games in Cardiff. The games operated between August 2022 and February 2024; a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing is scheduled for 9 April 2027.
A Gambling Commission notice reports that two men received suspended jail terms after being convicted of holding and moving criminal funds. The money came from poker games run illegally in Cardiff. Noor Rassam, 29, of Pentwyn, Cardiff, and Panayiotis Karayiannis, 30, of Pontprennau, Cardiff, each received a three-year prison term, suspended for three years. Each pleaded guilty to possessing criminal property and to transferring criminal property, both offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. A hearing under that Act is scheduled for 9 April 2027.