Crime

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.

Flutter Entertainment Pays $4 Million Fine to U.S. for Violating Foreign Bribery Law

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Flutter Entertainment, the Dublin-based global gaming and sports betting company and the owner of the online poker site PokerStars, with a $4 million fine...
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EGBA Reveals New Guidelines to Prevent Money Laundering in the Industry

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) keeps working hard to prevent money laundering in the industry. EGBA announced that new standards are included in its anti-money laundering leadership and invi...
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Ksa Issued More than 26 Million Euros Worth Fines to Five Companies

De Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Gaming Authority in the Netherlands, requested fines to be paid. The amount that needed to be paid by five different parties was more than 26 million euros.  The reason lies ...

Gibraltar Court Issues Freezing Order on Former Mansion CEO’s Assets Worldwide

Karel Christian Mañasco, former CEO of the Gibraltar-based gaming firm Mansion, has faced a five million pound freezing order from the Chief Justice ruled against Mañasco's assets worldwide. Claim for damage...

Star Entertainment Collects $545M After Record Statutory Loss; Suspends Dividends

Star Entertainment Group, one of Australia's leading gambling and entertainment companies based in Brisbane, has publicly announced that it is collecting AUD$800 million, which is approximately 545 million US d...
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BetDeluxe Has to Pay a Fine of AU$50.172 Because of Breaching Advertising Rules

Noah Rose, the sole trader trading as BetDeluxe, one of the leading online sportsbooks from Australia that creates premium sports betting solutions and applications, needed to pay a fine worth AU$50.172 (US$34....

United Workers Union Calls on NSW Government to Negotiate Acceptable Casino Duty Rates

An influential Australian trade union has signalized to the New South Wales (NSW) government that the state's intention to significantly increase casino duty rates from 1 July 2023 will result in lost jobs in t...

UKGC Issues Fine To Blue Star Planet

Blue Star Planet Limited, the Malta-based operator of the 10bet.co.uk website, has to pay a £620,000 fine to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for breaching anti-money laundering laws and a lack of social respo...

SkyCity Entertainment Group’s Revenue Surged 167% After Post-Lockdown Recovery; SkyCity Adelaide faces money laundering charges

SkyCity Entertainment Group, a flagship gambling and entertainment company based in Auckland, New Zealand, turned its previous temporary loss of $33.7 million into a profit of $22.8 million after its operations...