Every industry and profession has its unsavory characters. While much of the world gambling trade is now regulated, there are still plenty of regions in the dark grey and darker zones. As well, whenever extraordinary amounts of money or opportunity are available in any business, a few bad apples will try to take advantage of it. We cover the important breaking crime news here which can include anything from a compromised regulator to small-time crooks looking to profit off some weakness in security.
In a matter of a few short years, we have shown the spotlight on well over 500 incidences of malfeasance running the gamut from insider trading to casino heists, cheating, hacking, money laundering, illegal bookmaking, data breaches, unlicensed operations, tax evasion, conspiracy, racketeering, bribery, and financial fraud.
We don't cover every single sensational crime, because this isn't clickbait - it's just us doing our part as responsible participants in an industry that should always remain transparent and accountable... an industry so self-conscious about its past that violations are often brought to a regulator's attention by the very actors who have made a mistake.
According to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) official press release, the popular gambling brand Ladbrokes failed to comply with the new gambling guidelines by promoting a tweet that could appeal to ...
The NFL keeps fighting against the violations of the gambling law, and penalties and gaming suspensions are issued pretty often. Another wave of suspensions occurred recently, and they will last for the whole s...
The government of New South Wales continues to work on the ongoing gaming reform, which is completely dedicated to minimizing the risk of gambling harm and preventing various potential problems related to money...
Videoslots.com, a subsidiary of the 2023 Online Casino Operator of the Year Videoslots Limited, will launch its online casino facility in the Canadian province of Ontario, as the company reports. The operator a...
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has postponed the announced tax increase on gaming revenue for the Star Entertainment's Sydney casino less than a fortnight before the start of the new tax rate implementati...
Following the series of fines imposed to the Australian casino operator Crown Melbourne over the last two years, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) now holds the operator responsible f...
The UK Gambling Commission has issued a 2 million pound regulatory settlement for Videoslots Limited for the operator's failure to comply with the social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) procedure...
A prominent software developer and content provider, OpenBet, has completed the acquisition of a leading wagering technology provider Neccton. OpenBet, as a part of the global Endeavor network, will use the acq...
Following the recent gaming license, and provisional accreditation cancellations of offshore gaming hubs in the Clark Freeport Zone by the Philippine gaming regulator, the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) ha...
Following the recent $9 billion acquisition of the Crown Resorts, the New York-based real-estate giant Blackstone is planning a major investment in the the casino and hotel operations in the Melbourne site to m...
The Office of the Secretary for Security of Macau presented the statistics indicating that the popular gaming destination recorded 158 cases of crime related to gaming operations in the first quarter of 2023. T...
On June 7, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, issued an order to Winning Poker Network and Malta-based Goldwin Ltd. to periodically pay a fine for illegally accepting Dutch customers in...
The state enterprise in Thailand, which is in charge of the distribution of electrical energy to Myanmar towns, cut the power off to two towns near the border.
A step towards security:
The Thai officials...
On June 5, Lottstift, the Norwegian gambling authority, announced a final victory in its long-lasting legal case against Trannel International Limited, a subsidiary of Kindred Group Plc responsible for the Nord...
Following a series of accusations for the Queensland casino laws violations, and the financial issues resulting in extensive lay-offs, the Australian gaming corporation Star Entertainment is facing another prob...