ChainCatcher news, according to the Korea Economic Daily, South Korean prosecutors have added charges against a woman in her 30s. The woman is suspected of operating an illegal cryptocurrency gambling website in Thailand, with additional charges including concealing criminal proceeds and false accusations.From April 2018 to August 2021, the website she managed received over 24,000 bitcoins (worth $2.3 billion) from users, including South Koreans. The website facilitated gambling by predicting fluctuations in bitcoin prices. She was initially sentenced to five years in prison for establishing illegal gambling and money laundering, but her sentence was reduced to 2.5 years after an appeal. The case is currently awaiting a ruling from the South Korean Supreme Court.

ChainCatcher news, the Australian government has banned gambling websites from accepting cryptocurrencies and credit cards. The government announced this ban at the end of last year and stipulated that companies had six months to comply. Now this window has expired, and Australian online gambling portals may face fines of up to $155,000 for violations. Dedicated gambling regulatory bodies have also been granted greater powers to enforce these restrictions.According to the new regulations, in Australia, digital currencies like Bitcoin can no longer be used for online betting. The same restrictions have existed in real-world gambling, but due to the "low risk" of lotteries, these restrictions have not extended to lottery games.