GamblingCompliance | North Korea

Casino Pyongyang's Payments Services, Employees Raise Sanctions Spectre

A North Korea-centric news service has cited the ongoing presence of Chinese employees and the use of China UnionPay and Alipay payments services in a Pyongyang casino as possible violations of UN Security Council resolutions or other financial sanctions against Kim Jong-un’s regime.

Specialist North Korean Hackers Linked To $81m Bangladesh Bank Heist

The 2016 Bangladesh central bank heist that saw $81m laundered in Philippine casinos was engineered by a North Korea-linked hacking organisation dedicated to raiding financial institutions, according to a report by a US cybersecurity company.

North Korea Invites US Investment For Coastal Resort Casino

The prospect of a new high-end casino opening in North Korea has improved from somewhere near zero to remote, after dictator Kim Jong-un issued US President Donald Trump with a surprise invitation for US investment.

Regulatory News Updates – October 20, 2017

Ladrokes' tax appeal goes to the top, US sports betting may get a hearing in the House and North Korea turns to horseracing.

Regulatory News Updates – March 31, 2017

North Korean hackers blamed in Philippine bank scam, Swiss Casinos begins its search for online partners, U.S. tribes seek exemption from labor relations oversight and the NFL restates its opposition to sports betting.

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