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- New Zealand Names Three Test Labs for Online Casinos. GLI Is One.New Zealand’s draft testing requirements name three approved labs for online casinos: GLI Australia, Quality Assurance Laboratories and BMM Australia. Here’s what applicants must prove, and what is still a draft.iGaming
- Australia's NT Bill Would Ban Bonus Bets and VIP Schemes. Here’s What the Deposit Caps Actually Cover.Australia's NT MLA is introducing a bill to ban bonus bets and VIP schemes for online bookmakers licensed in the NT. The deposit caps apply only to ages 18 to 24, and the industry has already pushed back.iGaming
- Philippine Channelization Reportedly Fell to 50%. What the Number Does and Doesn’t Show.Philippine channelization has reportedly fallen from about 75% to about 50% since the BSP cut e-wallet links to gambling sites. PAGCOR is the source of the 50%. Here is what the figures, the survey data and the BSP’s position actually show.iGaming
- POGOs still running via AI and briberySouth China Morning Post's investigation confirming that POGOs continue operating despite the 2022 shutdown order, sustained by corruption and AI-assisted evasion, is the most consequential story of the day for Philippine iGaming. This is not residual gray-market activity: it is an organized, technologically sophisticated continuation of banned operations inside the same jurisdiction that licensed operators must compete in.…Regulatory · Philippines
- PH channelization paradox: BSP rules cut licensed shareCDC Gaming's analysis quantifying the Philippine channelization drop from 75% to around 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut direct links to licensed gambling sites is the clearest measurement yet of regulatory self-harm. The mechanism is straightforward: friction added to licensed deposit pathways pushes price-sensitive players toward offshore alternatives that have no such restrictions.…Regulatory · Philippines
- Thailand opens BTC and ETH ETF accessThailand's updated crypto regulations, effective October 16, permitting local asset managers to launch bitcoin and ether ETFs on the Thai stock exchange is a meaningful regulatory step for the broader APAC institutional crypto market. This gives Thai-based institutional capital a regulated, exchange-traded on-ramp to crypto exposure without requiring direct custody, which deepens the regional investor base for both assets.…Regulatory
- Australia's NT targets bonuses, VIP schemes, deposit capsThe Northern Territory bill proposing a full ban on player inducements, VIP programs, and monthly deposit limits is the most aggressive single piece of Australian gambling reform in this cycle, and it targets the exact tools that major bookmakers use to retain high-value players. Even as an independent MLA bill with uncertain passage prospects, its first reading next week puts the commercial model of NT-licensed operators under formal parliamentary scrutiny.…Regulatory · Australia
- Bloomberry launches OnlyFun.PH live entertainment platformPH, a regulated platform blending gaming, livestreaming, and creator content, is the most significant move by a Philippine land-based IR operator into digital this year. This is not a bolt-on app: it sits inside a named digital portfolio, FUNaloMAX, which signals Bloomberry is building infrastructure, not running a trial.…Product · Philippines
- Standard Chartered expands institutional crypto custody to SingaporeStandard Chartered bringing institutional crypto and tokenized asset custody to Singapore, targeting accredited corporate investors subject to regulatory approval, is a mainstream banking institution formally entering the digital asset infrastructure space in the region's most regulated hub. This matters for Philippine and APAC operators because it validates Singapore as the institutional-grade custody jurisdiction for regional treasury operations, and it gives compliance-conscious operators a credible counterparty argument when boards or auditors push back on crypto treasury strategies.…Market · Singapore
- Standard Chartered Plans Crypto Custody in Singapore. Here’s What It Signals for the Region.Standard Chartered plans to offer crypto, stablecoin and tokenised asset custody to institutions in Singapore. It is not live yet, but it shows where bank-grade custody is heading in Asia-Pacific.Crypto