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.
On Thursday, one of four men involved in a long-running scam that managed to siphon $1 million from the Bellagio, was sentenced to a two to five-year prison term, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Sports betting is legal only in Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon as all the remaining states follow the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which has banned sports betting since 1992. On ...
The village of Pyla, located within the United Nations buffer zone on the divided island of Cyprus has seen illegal casinos raided and shut down following a five-hour operation that began at 4am today. Accordin...
The Philippines has continued to tighten financial regulations on the casino industry in an effort to stop money laundering activities in the country. Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr from Quezon City recently introd...
The head of Macau’s Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that none of the 18 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited arrested and detained by Chines...
The state gambling regulator in Nevada is reportedly investigating allegations that giant casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation allowed high-stakes Chinese players to bet millions of dollars using other p...
The Australian newspaper has reported that Chinese authorities have continued their crackdown on gambling promoters in Mainland China and have arrested another 10 individuals. The 10 people in custody are suspe...
In the Philippines, an anti-graft and corruption watchdog has lodged a formal complaint against Cristino Naguiat, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporat...
The state of Kerala in India is one of the few states in the country to run a legalized lottery which is very popular with the locals as the Kerala State Lottery holds a daily draw. There have been concerns tha...
Thirty-six people were arrested at an illegal casino in the Sainik Farms area of South Delhi, India on Sunday. Police were acting on a tip when they raided the illegal casino and found over twenty people playin...
The government of Macau has announced that it will hold meetings with the six companies licensed to operate casino gambling in the enclave following last weekend’s arrest and detention of 18 employees of Austra...
The case against the 18 employees of Crown Resorts Limited detained over the weekend just got worse as Chinese police have reportedly obtained communications that document the movement of millions of dollars of...
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited was reportedly warned by Chinese law enforcement officials last summer to stop all of its efforts at trying to attract high-roller gamblers from the mainland to ...
Over the weekend, it was made known that 18 employees of Crown Resorts Ltd were detained by the authorities of China. Included in the detentions were three Australians accused of trying and lure gamblers in Ch...
Authorities in China have arrested 18 Crown Resort employees and are questioning them in regards to their involvement in illegal gambling related activities. Gambling is banned in Mainland China with the except...