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Las Vegas Sands agrees to pay $9 million to end Macau bribery probe

April 8, 2016

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) agreed Thursday to pay $9 million in order to end a five year probe into allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - a federal anti-bribery law, when it fai...

Austria charges Bwin.party exes Teufelberger, Bodner with bribery

K Morrison

February 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, European Casino News, Online Gambling News, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Two former top executives at Bwin.party, an online gambling operator, face bribery charges related to a failed application in 2007 for a Turkish sports betting license. Austrian media outlet Trend reported t...

Nearly all the top officials of Crystal City, Texas arrested by FBI

K Morrison

February 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Unlicensed Operation, Crime, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Texas

The odd man out, Councilman Joel Barajas is the only member of the Crystal City, Texas city council not facing federal corruption charges. In a bribery scheme that involves city contracts and buying council ...

Roger Federer and Andy Murray want players to be named in match fixing allegations

Renee Kingsley

January 20, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Central & South America Gaming, Illegal Bookmaking, Sports betting, Crime, Bribery, United Kingdom

World tennis was rocked this week when a player from South America got candid and revealed that match fixing was a common occurrence on the circuit and it wasn’t a secret as both players and the authorities tha...

Macau authorities investigate two officials who are suspected of taking bribes

Renee Kingsley

December 16, 2015

Casino Cheating, China, Money Laundering, Macau, Asian Casino News, Crime, Racketeering, Bribery

Chinese President Xi Jinping launched an anti-corruption crackdown in Macau due to growing concerns that government officials in high level positions were taking advantage of their power and using it for person...

Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal probed by FBI

K Morrison

December 10, 2015

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A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) investigation has discovered that the FBI is investigating the role the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) president Sepp Blatter played in a $10...

CFA wants Las Vegas Sands Corp and billionaire Sheldon Adelson to be investigated

Renee Kingsley

November 9, 2015

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Update 11-26-2015: CfA retracts public comments and allegations, issues apology. Sheldon Adelson, billionaire and chairman of the Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is known for having strong political ties in the nation...

Britain to return corrupt Macau official’s stolen fortune

Renee Kingsley

November 5, 2015

Money Laundering, Macau, Tax Evasion, Asian Casino News, Conspiracy, Racketeering, Crime, Bribery, Financial Fraud

Ao Man Long was elected as Macau’s first Secretary for Transport and Public Works back in 2004 and was on a salary of MOP14 million. The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) had investigated Long’s activities a...

Members of Nepal national football team accused of match-fixing

K Morrison

October 15, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Asian Casino News, Nepal, Bribery

According to local sources, one former national player and the team captain and vice-captain of Nepal’s national football team among others have been arrested and charged with match-fixing in international and ...

Jury convicts N.J. land owner of casino agency bribe

K Morrison

October 14, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Bribery, New Jersey

Friday a jury in Cape May County found a South Jersey man guilty of second-degree bribery of a government official so that he could increase the sale price of an Atlantic City property he was selling. The re...

Indian authorities accuse Hawala operator of financing casinos in Goa

Renee Kingsley

August 13, 2015

Casino News, India, Money Laundering, Asian Casino News, Bribery, Financial Fraud

Raychand Soni was arrested by Indian authorities earlier this week as he was accused of being a key ‘hawala operator’ involving bribery allegations against Louis Berger, a company that had won a contract to exe...

Philippines Secretary of Justice deports alleged gambling criminal Bo Wang

Lars Jones

August 8, 2015

China, Money Laundering, Bribery, Financial Fraud, Philippines

Philippine Secretary of Justice Leila De Lima re-issued a deportation order on Tuesday for the alleged gambling kingpin from China, Bo Wang. Thursday morning he left the country from Ninoy Aquino International ...

Indian Premier League corruption scandal results in severe punishments for top cricket teams

Renee Kingsley

July 15, 2015

India, Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Tax Evasion, Online Gambling News, Asian Casino News, Sports betting, Conspiracy, Racketeering, Crime, Bribery, Financial Fraud

The Indian Premier League (IPL) which was founded in 2008 took the cricketing world by storm. The league format allowed millions of dollars to be traded as international cricket players from around the world w...

Okada’s Universal Entertainment sued for US$3.42 billion by shareholder

Lars Jones

June 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Japan, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

According to a filing with the Japanese stock exchange as reported on Asian news outlet GGRAsia, Universal Entertainment Corp shareholder, Tsuyoshi Hosoba, is suing for damages related to Wynn Resorts Ltd.'s ca...

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Las Vegas Sands agrees to pay $9 million to end Macau bribery probe

Austria charges Bwin.party exes Teufelberger, Bodner with bribery

Nearly all the top officials of Crystal City, Texas arrested by FBI

Roger Federer and Andy Murray want players to be named in match fixing allegations

Macau authorities investigate two officials who are suspected of taking bribes

Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal probed by FBI

CFA wants Las Vegas Sands Corp and billionaire Sheldon Adelson to be investigated

Britain to return corrupt Macau official’s stolen fortune

Members of Nepal national football team accused of match-fixing

Jury convicts N.J. land owner of casino agency bribe

Indian authorities accuse Hawala operator of financing casinos in Goa

Philippines Secretary of Justice deports alleged gambling criminal Bo Wang

Indian Premier League corruption scandal results in severe punishments for top cricket teams

Okada’s Universal Entertainment sued for US$3.42 billion by shareholder

Real Dealer Studios Releases Revolutionary Volcano Roulette

Inspired Partners with ComeOn Group to Launch Virtual Sports in the Nordics

Democratic Alliance Submits New Bill to Regulate Online Gambling in South Africa

Ukraine Bans Military from Gambling, Requests Online Game Stores and Accounts Blocked

Canadian Regulatory Body Fights Against Competitive Manipulation, Porter Case Sets an Example