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Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) is moving into the Philippine online gaming sector after one of its subsidiaries entered into a cooperation agreement with Total Gamezone Xtreme Incorporated (TGXI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Philippine gaming operator DigiPlus Interactive Corp. According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, New Coast Leisure Inc. (NCLI), an indirect subsidiary of IEC and the operator of LaVie Resort & Casin

Nigeria’s rapidly expanding cryptocurrency ecosystem is increasingly intersecting with the online gaming and betting sector, creating a new regulatory and commercial conversation that sits between digital assets and gambling platforms. As Africa’s largest crypto market, Nigeria has seen significant growth in adoption, with a 2025 report identifying the country as the sixth-largest user of cryptocurrency globally. The same report estimated that Nigerians transferred approximat

India’s online gaming industry remains mired in legal limbo after the Supreme Court deferred hearing challenges to the country’s sweeping real-money gaming (RMG) ban until January 2026, prolonging a crisis that has already brought much of the sector to a halt. Gaming companies had pressed the judiciary for urgent relief against legislation that has effectively frozen their operations nationwide. However, their petitions will not be taken up in the near term. On December 11, a