May 5, 2021
Gambling technology giant Playtech plc (LSE:PTEC) has inked a new long-term software and service agreement with state-owned casino operator Holland Casino, which enjoys the legal monopoly of land-based gambling in the Netherlands where it is currently responsible for 14 brick-and-mortar gaming venues.
The “major” deal is in anticipation of the long-awaited launch of the iGaming market in the country in northwestern Europe. The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulator announced on April 1st that it will, via the Remote Gambling Act,
issue the first licenses
by October 1, 2021, the day the market for online gambling in the Netherlands goes live. The governing body announced on April 19th that it had so far received 28 applications for a license to offer online games of chance in the country.
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Twenty-eight people aged between 33 and 71 were arrested for suspected involvement in providing illegal remote 4-D, Toto and horse betting services, with more than $1.2 million seized in the two-day police operation.
The 27 men and one woman are believed to belong to a remote gambling syndicate that purportedly used betting websites and phone messaging apps to facilitate their illegal remote betting activities.
On Tuesday, more than 180 police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Police Intelligence Department and Special Operations Command conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations islandwide, including Tampines, Punggol, Sengkang, Hougang and Yishun, resulting in the arrests.
Cash amounting to more than $1.2 million - one of the largest sums seized in a single police operation against illegal remote gambling - as well as items such as computers, mobile phones and betting records were seized.
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Twenty-eight people aged between 33 and 71 were arrested for suspected involvement in providing illegal remote 4-D, Toto and horse betting services, with more than $1.2 million seized in the two-hour police operation.
The 27 men and one woman are believed to belong to a remote gambling syndicate that purportedly used betting websites and phone messaging apps to facilitate their illegal remote betting activities.
On Tuesday, more than 180 police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Police Intelligence Department and Special Operations Command conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations islandwide, including Tampines, Punggol, Sengkang, Hougang and Yishun, resulting in the arrests.
Cash amounting to more than $1.2 million - one of the largest sums seized in a single police operation against illegal remote gambling - as well as items such as computers, mobile phones and betting records were seized.
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More than S$1.2 million seized, 28 people arrested in raid on remote gambling syndicate
More than 180 police officers participated in the raid on Apr 20, 2021. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
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SINGAPORE: More than S$1.2 million in cash was seized in a raid against a remote gambling syndicate, the police said on Wednesday (Apr 21).
The amount of cash confiscated is one of the largest sums seized in a single police operation against illegal remote gambling.
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One woman and 27 men were arrested for their suspected involvement in providing illegal remote 4D, TOTO and horse betting services.