Macau’s top gambling regulator has warned local residents about online gambling sites fraudulently advertising themselves as operating with the regulator’s blessing.

On Friday, Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) posted a statement to its website emphatically stating that the government in the world’s top casino gambling hub “has never issued any online interactive gaming license to any companies. Hence, all online interactive gambling websites in Macau are considered illegal operations.”

The DICJ said it had been prompted to act after learning that some online gambling websites were “illicitly” promoting themselves as having received the DICJ’s stamp of approval. The DICJ warned that “unauthorized use of DICJ official website information and photos for promotional purposes without obtaining prior consent is an offence. The DICJ will not tolerate such illegal acts and will reserve the rights to pursue the matter through legal channels.”

Macau authorities have not been shy about moving against unauthorized online gambling operators in the past. Friday’s warning came just one week after Macau Economic Services revealed that local advertising permit-issuing agencies had been conned into approving ads promoting illegal online gambling sites.

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima confirmed on Monday that Chinese fugitive Bo Wang remained in the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) detention facility.

Wang’s lawyer, Dennis Manalo, questioned his client’s safety on Friday, saying that Wang was being isolated and denied access to counsel and visitors.

Manalo said his client may have been subjected to torture after he was isolated by authorities in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig since Tuesday.

“With the current violation of his right to counsel, we fear for the safety of our client. I do not know what is happening to him anymore or what will happen to him. I have not seen him and authorities at Camp Bagong Diwa, where I last saw him and where he is being held, refuse to show him to us,” Manalo said in an interview to radio station dzRH.

Eight people have been arrested in Rockland County on June 11, on charges of operating a large-scale gambling and loan sharking operation in Rockland and Westchester counties, New York City, Long Island, Pennsylvania and Florida.

The arrests concluded a 10-month undercover investigation, labeled “Operation Rock Bottom,” into illegal loan sharking activity, as well as an illegal gambling operation which had associations to organized crime in Rockland County.

“Illegal gambling has always been the fuel that drives organized crime because of the huge profits it generates, which are often used to fund other forms of criminal activity, including drug trafficking and prostitution,” said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe in a prepared statement. “Illegal gambling is not a victimless crime.”

All eight have been accused of collecting bets, as well as offering loans with 25% interest rates on a weekly or bi-weekly payment basis, pressuring the borrower.

DreamWorks‘ DreamPlay, the all new indoor interactive play center at the City of Dreams, Manila, has officially opened on June 12.

Melco Crown Entertainment CEO and co-chairman Lawrence Ho and co-chairman and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg attended the event, formally opening the family entertainment destination.

DreamPlay features 12 original attractions including learning Kung Fu with Po, the Kung Fu Panda; exploring Shrek’s swamp with the big green ogre himself; testing dragons for flight alongside Hiccup and Toothless; embarking on seafaring adventures with the Penguins of Madagascar. Each franchise area represents a different type of interactive learning, with Kung Fu Panda teaching physical activity and agility; Madagascar involving physics, buoyancy and trajectories; Shrek teaching food preparation and cooking skills at ‘Cooking with Gingy’; and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ exploring the principles of flight and aerodynamics.

The cutting edge 5,000 sq. meter creative play-center has enjoyed more visits than originally anticipated when the facility first launched with a soft opening in March.

The fourth edition of the Gaming in Holland Conference, which will be held in Amsterdam on June 22nd-23rd promises to be the most exciting conference yet.

More than thirty influential people from the international gaming industry will participate: among them CEOs of gaming operators, specialized lawyers, top SEO experts and lottery operators. The theme for this conference will be Opportunities in a regulated market. This year’s conference coincides with the iGamingSupershow of iGamingBusiness.

Confirmed keynote speakers for Gaming In Holland include: Mr. Walter Bugno President and CEO of GTECH International; Mr. Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech Plc; Mr. Mark Davies, Managing Director of Camberton PR, member of Betfair founding management team and several key Dutch government officials shall all be presenting.

“We look at the Dutch market with great interest and optimism. The ongoing modernization of the Dutch online gaming market and the current legislative overhaul may well set a new standard for regulating online gaming in Europe,” said Dr. Hans Cornehl, CEO Tipp24 SE

Europe’s number one money live tournament money earner, Sam Trickett, has left Everest by mutual consent, after his one year deal reached its conclusion leading up to the 46th Annual World Series of Poker.

Sam Trickett is back on the market.

The European all-time live tournament money earner, and sixth worldwide, has decided to leave his sponsors, Everest Poker, after his one year deal expired on the eve of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Trickett joined Everest Poker in March 2014. The new partnership nearly got off to a dream start, when he came close to walking away with a World Poker Tour (WPT) title, in his first event. A narrow heads-up defeat against Andrea Dato, in the WPT Venice Main Event, preventing a fairytale start.

A partypoker part-time poker player, and plumber, has become a mobile casino millionaire after winning £1.6m playing Loot’En Khamun; £93m EuroMillions winner is a Brit.

Picture the scenario.

You’ve arrived home from a backpacking trip with your girlfriend. You think you’re suffering from jet lag, but really you’re missing your online casino action.

Whilst she falls into slumber land, you flick on your mobile phone, load up the slot game: Loot’En Khamun, and give the thing a whirl. After a single spin, you win a bit of money, and decide to wake the missus up to let her know. Only it’s 5am in the morning.