The Timor-Leste government has approved a motion cancelling all existing and pending online gambling licenses.
The resolution, which the Council of Ministers in the country presented, came after a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report found criminal activity related to online gambling was taking place in the region of Oecussi.
The report was released after Timorese authorities arrested 10 individuals in Oecussi on suspicion of involvement in illegal gambling activity.
In the report, it was also noted that a member of the Timor-Leste government owned one of the hotels where the alleged illegal gambling operations were taking place.
