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- GCash Carries Most Casino Payments in Our Data. What Its Listing Means for Operators.Mynt has priced its IPO at ₱6.60 a share, valuing GCash’s parent at about $7 billion. For online casino operators, the bigger point is that GCash carries about 90% of deposits and withdrawals across Digirockstars' casino clients.iGaming
- PAGCOR up 42% despite POGO ban; targets hold43 billion, with the chair confirming targets remain on track, is the clearest public rebuttal yet to the argument that the offshore gambling ban would crater regulator finances. The domestic market, SCBPOs, and licensed online operators have absorbed the gap faster than critics predicted.…Market · Philippines
- TikTok bans Philippine gambling ads from AugustTikTok enforcing a gambling ad ban in the Philippines effective August 22 closes one of the last mass-reach digital channels available to Philippine operators after PAGCOR's billboard removal order and BSP's e-wallet restrictions. The platform's young, mobile-first user base was a meaningful acquisition surface for online gaming brands, and losing it compounds an already narrow paid media environment.…Market · Philippines
- Ledger's $86M SEA supply-chain breach is a treasury alertLedger is investigating fund losses tied to Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, with independent researchers estimating $72 to $86 million in suspected thefts linked to the distributor. This is a supply-chain compromise, not an on-device vulnerability, which means the risk sits with hardware acquired through regional distribution channels rather than with the Ledger product itself.…Market
- 1.2 billion APAC stablecoin adopters by 2031: real or marketing?Visa's survey of 14,250 APAC consumers projecting nearly half open to stablecoin use by 2031 is a directional market signal worth noting, but the detail that only 6% currently understand how stablecoins work is the operative number for operators planning near-term payment strategy. Demand intent without product literacy does not translate to transaction volume: it translates to onboarding friction and customer support load.…Market
- GLI's NZ approval opens a new testing marketGLI securing approval to provide independent testing and compliance services for New Zealand's newly regulated online casino market gives operators and suppliers a cleared pathway to meet technical entry requirements. Signal briefed the NZ licensing framework on September 30; GLI's approval is the first concrete piece of compliance infrastructure confirmed inside that framework, which means the market entry sequence is now moving from regulatory design to operational execution.…Regulatory · New Zealand
- Thai MP gambling link exposes APAC regulatory grey zonesA licensed offshore gambling operation being linked to the husband of a sitting Thai government MP creates a public conflict-of-interest problem that Thai regulators cannot easily ignore, even if the licence itself is technically valid in the issuing jurisdiction. The case matters beyond Thailand because it illustrates the reputational and political exposure that arises when officials in markets without full domestic regulation maintain commercial ties to offshore-licensed gambling entities.…Regulatory · Thailand
- Bought a Ledger From CryptoBilis? Here’s What Ledger Says to DoLedger is investigating reports of stolen funds from users who bought devices from reseller CryptoBilis. Researchers estimate losses above $72 million, but Ledger has not confirmed the figures or the cause. Here is what it has said, and what it advises.Crypto
- APAC Wants Stablecoins. Does It Know What They Are?46% of consumers in 14 APAC markets say they are likely to use stablecoins within five years. Only 6% show an accurate understanding of how they work.Crypto
- Does a Foreign License Put a Gambling Site Beyond Thai Law? Thailand Can’t Agree.A row over an offshore gambling site in Thailand has become a public argument about whether a foreign license puts an operation beyond local law. The allegations behind it are unproven, but the jurisdiction question matters well beyond Thailand.iGaming