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.
MGM, one of the leaders in the American casino industry, made a bid for LeoVegas, a Swedish gambling company, in May this year. The bid was worth about a billion dollars, or almost six billion kroner.
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Cambodia and China solidify their partnership with an agreement to improve their joint efforts to stop online gambling and telecommunications scams. This very productive deal was announced to the public last we...
Two corporate bookmakers, Sportsbet and Bet365, will be subjected to the audit authorized by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). External auditors will assess Sportsbet and Bet36...
Most forms of online gambling are illegal in Japan and the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has now reportedly launched a public information campaign to remind potential domestic aficionados of this f...
In Australia and international law firm Allen and Overy LLP has reportedly recommended the far-reaching remediation plan recently put forward by local casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited.
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As officials in New York are busy deciding where to site a potential trio of ‘downstate’ resort casinos and it would reportedly seem that illegal high-stakes gambling has already become a fixture in one small c...
As part of its campaign to crack down on the supposedly growing prevalence of illegal gambling operations and the government of Cambodia has reportedly issued a new set of guidelines for all licensed commercial...
During a public meeting on Wednesday, a consent agreement was approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB).
It is decided that Stadium Casino RE, LLC, operator of Live! Casino Philadelphia need...
In Australia and the government for the state of Queensland has reacted to the recent findings of the investigation into The Star Entertainment Group Limited by promising to introduce ‘tough new laws’ for all l...
In the Philippines and police reportedly arrested Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) yesterday on ‘grave coercion’ charges connected with late-May’s attempted takeover of the Okada Manila property.
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The casino regulator for the Australian state of New South Wales has reportedly decided to fine The Star Entertainment Group Limited a record AU$100 million (US$62 million) for failing to stem criminal activiti...
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced the levying of a £672,829 ($742,625) fine against the locally-licensed operator behind the GGPoker.co.uk online poker domain as it looks...
The government of China has reportedly added the Philippines to its ‘blacklist’ of overseas tourist destinations it believes its own nationals should avoid due to a growing range of public safety concerns.
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In Australia, the official Queensland inquiry looking into the suitability of The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly found the local casino operator unfit to hold a state-issued gambling license.
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In the western American state of California and a federal appeals court is to reportedly begin hearing oral arguments in December concerning the civil racketeering case being brought against past Wynn Resorts L...