Gacha: Child Gambling And The Dark Art Of ‘Romance Scams’ Fuelling iGaming In Japan
This October, a 15-year-old boy from Sendai, a major Japanese city near the capital Tokyo, was arrested for allegedly swindling a man…
This October, a 15-year-old boy from Sendai, a major Japanese city near the capital Tokyo, was arrested for allegedly swindling a man…
Despite historically tight legal restrictions, Japan is a nation of gamblers. Remarkably, it has one of the highest GGRs in the world…
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Filipino President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed Republic Act 12312, also known as the Anti‑POGO Act of 2025, which officially outlaws…