Casino News Today in Singapore
Philippine developer Suntrust Resort Holdings said it is considering applying for Pagcor accreditation as a gaming system administrator under the country’s online gaming licensing framework, part of a broader plan to address its negative stockholder equity as the Westside City casino project moves toward a targeted opening in the third quarter of 2026 ggrasia.com.
In Japan, Konami Gaming said it has become the first gaming equipment manufacturer to submit licence applications to the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission, marking an early step into the country’s regulated integrated resort market as MGM Osaka advances toward a 2030 opening ggrasia.com.
Separately, Macau’s gaming sector saw suspicious transaction reports rise 8.7 percent year on year in the first half of the year, highlighting continued regulatory scrutiny over financial crime and compliance in the industry ggrasia.com.
Philippine developer Suntrust Resort Holdings said it is considering applying for Pagcor accreditation as a gaming system administrator under the country’s online gaming licensing framework, part of a broader plan to address its negative stockholder equity as the Westside City casino project moves toward a targeted opening in the third quarter of 2026 ggrasia.com.
In Japan, Konami Gaming said it has become the first gaming equipment manufacturer to submit licence applications to the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission, marking an early step into the country’s regulated integrated resort market as MGM Osaka advances toward a 2030 opening ggrasia.com.
Separately, Macau’s gaming sector saw suspicious transaction reports rise 8.7 percent year on year in the first half of the year, highlighting continued regulatory scrutiny over financial crime and compliance in the industry ggrasia.com.
China is intensifying its crackdown on cross-border gambling, with Xi Jinping urging Myanmar to step up efforts against online gambling and telecom fraud as both sides pledged closer cooperation to suppress these criminal activities ggrasia.com.
In Japan, Hokkaido has released a draft framework for a possible integrated resort with a casino, emphasizing tourism, economic benefits, and safeguards such as anti-addiction and anti-money laundering measures, but it stopped short of deciding whether to submit a formal bid for national approval ggrasia.com.
Separately, the World Cup has highlighted a widening global divide over prediction markets, as some countries view the contracts they offer as gambling rather than regulated financial products straitstimes.com.
China is intensifying its crackdown on cross-border gambling, with Xi Jinping urging Myanmar to step up efforts against online gambling and telecom fraud as both sides pledged closer cooperation to suppress these criminal activities ggrasia.com.
In Japan, Hokkaido has released a draft framework for a possible integrated resort with a casino, emphasizing tourism, economic benefits, and safeguards such as anti-addiction and anti-money laundering measures, but it stopped short of deciding whether to submit a formal bid for national approval ggrasia.com.
Separately, the World Cup has highlighted a widening global divide over prediction markets, as some countries view the contracts they offer as gambling rather than regulated financial products straitstimes.com.