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Opportunities
Deals
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Sep 19, 2026
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2 min read
Eighteen users have been referred to prosecutors, but the larger question is whether event contracts are bets, financial instruments or a product regulators have yet to define.
+2
Sep 18, 2026
PointsBet has helped reshape the Japanese group’s revenue. Its earnings remain heavily dependent on digital entertainment, despite growth in domestic wagering.
Sep 17, 2026
3 min read
The KRW98 billion acquisition of ME2ON gives the loss-making Korean publisher something its release pipeline has yet to provide: international revenue and immediate profitability.
Enforcement
Jul 5, 2026
An eight-month police operation found 2,319 suspects. The government's next move: turning millions of citizens into paid informants
Jul 2, 2026
4 min read
The West is institutionalizing prediction markets. East Asia is prosecuting their users — and Taiwan just proved the blockchain remembers everyone.
Global
Jun 30, 2026
One year ago this week, a country looked at its own balance of payments and decided it could no longer afford online betting.
Jun 28, 2026
Six deals, three countries, one direction: East Asian gaming money is flowing West.
