China

The monster with a thousand faces

Asian betting brands are omnipresent in European football. In reality, most of them are owned by a handful of super-bookmakers, hiding their identities and huge cash flow.

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2 March, 2023

City of controversy

Manchester City's new training kit sponsor, cryptocurrency exchange OKX, is under investigation in Canada for "violating securities law" and "failing to comply with the registration and prospectus requirements under Ontario securities law", Josimar can reveal.

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18 July, 2022

Chinese takeout

Bet365’s foray into the Chinese market may have expanded to include more than 12,000 domain names during the pandemic. IP addresses registered in Australia but located offshore, some possibly in Hong Kong, have been a key part of its operation.

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15 July, 2022

Meet Mr Chau

The triad gangster at the heart of English football gambling.

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16 June, 2022

Gambling with lives

Eight Premier League clubs – including Manchester United and Chelsea – are current partners of Asian bookmakers registered in the Philippines. A devastating new report documents in detail the crimes and human horrors behind the inviting facade of these online operators.

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31 January, 2022

The Insider

«Now, look, very often, these bank guarantees aren't worth the paper they're written on. Like I saw one example where the bank guarantee came from that country's central bank, but when the money came, it came from a hundred different accounts, and you think, what on earth is going on there?»

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26 August, 2021

The trillion-dollar gambling game

Is the Premier League used as part of an unprecedented money-laundering operation?

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12 August, 2021

China

The monster with a thousand faces

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City of controversy

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Chinese takeout

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Meet Mr Chau

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Gambling with lives

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The Insider

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The trillion-dollar gambling game

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Saved by the Pope

“Everyone who hears the name is afraid”

Guilt by association

“You play like wild pigs”