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.
Those interested in how the European Union’s recent implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules could impact their businesses in the future are being invited to join a special web ...
At a Thursday briefing, Macau’s Judiciary Police announced that earlier in the week, 113 people had been arrested for allegedly being involved in a long-running loan sharking operation that reportedly targeted ...
In Nevada, the operator of the Boomtown Casino Hotel has reportedly agreed to pay a fine of $40,000 amid allegations that its website for the Verdi-based venue had last year briefly offered access to illegal re...
Law enforcement officials in western Canada reportedly arrested an Australian national late last month amid allegations that he was the mastermind behind an operation that had laundered millions of dollars in c...
As of May 25th, 2018 the employment of Anders Holmgren as CEO and President of Cherry will no longer be valid, since the Board of Directors decided to terminate his contract with the company. The process of fin...
Swedish gaming group Cherry confirmed in a Tuesday, May 22, 2018, statement that its Chief Executive Officer Andres Holmgren is the current subject of a Swedish Economic Crime Authority investigation.
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In Myanmar, 19 people including four security personnel were reportedly killed over the weekend after ethnic insurgents attacked an illegal casino located close to the nation’s border with China.
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In the south of France, three people were reportedly arrested in the resort city of Cannes over the weekend on allegations that they have been illegally running or participating in high-stakes games of poker at...
In Australia, the Bitcoin-friendly online casino at JustBet.cx is reportedly being investigated by the local media watchdog for allegedly breaching the nation’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
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In South Korea, federal prosecutors reportedly raided the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism over the weekend to execute a search warrant concerned with allegations of the illicit hiring of ...
In Macau, law enforcement officials are reportedly set to begin collaborating with their counterparts in mainland China in order to stamp out all illegal wagering utilizing the WeChat social messaging service.
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In Macau, local police have reportedly arrested a dealer from the Wynn Macau integrated casino resort along with an accomplice over allegations that the pair illegally made off with gambling chips worth approxi...
The future of the Macau casino industry reportedly remains positive with aggregate gross gaming revenues likely to rise over the course of 2018 despite the sector facing the dual challenges of combating organiz...
In the United Kingdom, the Gambling Commission has reportedly announced that it has launched a formal investigation into 17 online gambling operators over alleged social responsibility and anti-money laundering...
In western Canada, a union that represents a large number of casino workers has reportedly been left ‘shocked and surprised’ after being told that it must pay over $400,000 in order to have the British Columbia...