Illegal gambling in Asian Football was a fact way before cryptocurrencies.
Those who are telling that cryptocurrencies are to be blamed for the rise of illegal gambling in Asia, are trying to do a propaganda.
I remember myself 20 years ago where people were trying to bet of Malaysian sportsbooks and gamble on Korean games in order to make some money from illegal betting.
The fact that cryptocurrency is used for some illegal activity only says that it is a good tool, but not that it is a criminal tool. I do not know how true the information in this article is, but in any case it is obvious that this cannot be a claim to cryptocurrency. A good tool is used by both honest citizens and criminals.
I agree both. Even before crypto was born, those illegal activities are already happening. Now, that they have seen a good alternative option, they are just using it but I think they are just making a fuss out of it blaming the presence of crypto with the rise of illegal gambling activities. It just shows that crypto has a lot of applications and can give convenience to a lot of people. Sometimes the media will give the notion that it's crypto to blame with negative things whereas it has been in existence in the industry for so long already.