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.
In the United States and the controversial 5Dimes gambling brand has announced the signing of a settlement with federal authorities that could soon allow it to enter the country’s legitimate online sportsbettin...
In Indiana and a senior executive with the firm behind the under-construction Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana has reportedly been indicted on federal charges that he helped illegally funnel campaign contribut...
In Japan and the former boss for local tourism firm Kamori Kanko Company Limited has reportedly been hit with a ten-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of attempting to bribe erstwhile gove...
In Singapore and the operator behind the iconic Marina Bay Sands property has reportedly hired an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation into how the integrated casino resort handles the third...
In Australia and an official enquiry looking into the license suitability of Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly taken evidence from one of the firm’s employees that was arrested by Chinese authorities in 2016...
In Bulgaria and the National Revenue Agency tax bureau has reportedly been charged with regulating the country’s gambling industry after federal lawmakers enacted a measure to abolish the previous State Commiss...
Billionaire Chinese businesswoman Cui Li Jie has reportedly offloaded 1.54% of her stake in besieged casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited after a steep decline in its share price trig...
In Australia and an executive for local casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly told an official inquiry that his company still works with Suncity Group despite allegations that the ...
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and two executives for the firm behind the under-construction Imperial Palace Saipan have reportedly been indicted on federal charges concerning allegations t...
In Japan and a district court has reportedly rejected an appeal from Kazuo Okada (pictured) that is effectively set to keep the embattled former casino magnate from ever again gaining a seat on the board at Uni...
In Hong Kong and a High Court judge has reportedly refused to grant an injunction that would have prevented former Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) from being able to offload any of his local fina...
In Singapore and the operator behind the iconic Marina Bay Sands integrated casino resort has reportedly signed an out-of-court settlement that is to see it compensate a former high-value patron to the tune of ...
In western Canada and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has reportedly finally released documents showing why it was fined just over $516,800 by the nation’s anti-money laundering watchdog some te...
In the American state of Wisconsin and a local man has reportedly lost out in his bid to legally operate a statewide collection of mobile telephone-charging machines that had also allowed users to play a select...
In eastern China and law enforcement officials have reportedly arrested members of a criminal gang over claims they had been responsible for running an illegal syndicate that helped local people to gamble at ca...