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 Japan and the city of Osaka has reportedly reacted to the ongoing bribery allegations involving Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com by passing new protocols covering interactions between local officials and ...
In Japan and three opposition political parties are reportedly set to join with the Japanese Communist Party in order to introduce legislation that could scupper the nation’s licensing of an inaugural trio of i...
In Japan and prominent politician Tsukasa Akimoto has reportedly been indicted on fresh charges that he may have accepted bribes totalling up to ¥7.2 million ($65,370) from Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com.
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In Japan and five sitting members of the nation’s House of Representatives are reportedly under investigation concerning allegations that they may have accepted bribes from a Chinese firm interested in bringing...
Law enforcement officials in Taiwan have reportedly shut down an illegal gambling operation that is believed to have allowed local gamblers to transfer well over $462.7 million between the island nation and Chi...
Hundreds of Chinese nationals were reportedly arrested by law enforcement officials in the Philippines last week as part of that nation’s continuing crackdown against unlicensed online gaming businesses.
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In the midwestern American state of Iowa and the Multi-State Lottery Association has reportedly agreed to pay $1.5 million to a player in order to settle a claim that he had received a reduced lottery jackpot a...
The man behind Asian casino operator, Landing International Development Limited, has reportedly announced that he will be filing a civil lawsuit against a pair of investors who are maintaining to control just o...
In Malta and the former head of the casino-operating Tumas Group Limited has reportedly been charged with being the mastermind behind the 2017 assassination of local investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Gali...
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly raided the Saipan office of local Governor Ralph Torres (pictured) yesterday before condu...
In Australia, unionized front-line workers at the giant Crown Melbourne facility are reportedly set to walk off the job for two hours on Friday evening amid stalled negotiations with operator Crown Resorts Limi...
In Cambodia and a senior official in the administration of Prime Minister Hun Sen has reportedly detailed that tax revenues will likely fall next year as a result of the nation’s decision to cease issuing or re...
For an online casino to be considered reputable, they are to have obtained licensing in the jurisdiction they operate in as well as work with top-quality software providers for their gaming selections. Unfortun...
The Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA) has fined gambling operator LeoVegas and its subsidiary Royal Panda for illegally offering gambling services in the Netherlands. LeoVegas was fined €350,000 while Royal Panda ...
In the United States and multiple suspected members of the Colombo organized crime group have reportedly been indicted by a federal court on charges that they allegedly tried to fix a National Collegiate Athlet...