Laos deported 41 Thai nationals who ran three online gambling websites from Vientiane, part of a regional crackdown that detained over 1,000 suspects in 2026.
Former POGO operators are relocating to Sri Lanka's Port City SEZ after the Philippines ban, recruiting workers from China and Vietnam to target restricted markets.
Austria's draft gambling law is under EU review. The overhaul caps casino licences at 13, opens online gambling, and mandates deposit limits with a target market opening of October 2027.
South Korea has extradited and charged a man over an alleged illegal gambling network handling $7.5bn in wagers, run from the Philippines, Malaysia and Cambodia.
Fitch expects competition and online migration to keep capping Okada Manila's recovery, with VIP table games down from 35% of GGR in 2023 to 20% in 2025.
Paradise Co's third-quarter casino revenue climbed 23.4% to KRW268.21 billion on a 12.91% table hold, as Japanese and other VIP drop outpaced a weaker Chinese VIP segment.