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 Australia, a special government taskforce has reportedly recommended a crackdown on illegal gambling after its investigations revealed that criminal sportsbetting exchanges were taking in approximately $805 ...
Chinese police have increased their crackdown on the use of virtual private networks (VPN). An ongoing crusade that is planned to run until March 31, 2018 was reported by calvinayre.com in January who also refe...
The two men previously in charge of an official Chinese state lottery have reportedly been stripped of their positions for illegally taking bribes following an investigation by the nation’s top graft watchdog.
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In South Dehli, one of 11 revenue districts in India's capital city of New Delhi, police raided a sprawling farmhouse on Tuesday night where an illegal casino was reportedly operating and some 30 individuals w...
Yesterday reportedly saw police in the southern American state of Georgia raid four businesses suspected of hosting illegal gambling operations along with a pair of associated homes before making multiple arres...
Law enforcement officials on the Pacific Ocean island nation of Fiji reportedly deported 77 Chinese nationals back to their home nation over the weekend amid accusations that the group had been running an illeg...
Five businesses in Bartow County suspected of violating Georgia’s commercial gambling laws were raided by law enforcement Wednesday.
Kim’s Gift Shop, Red Top Food Mart, Mack’s Express/Smart Mart, and Gift Sh...
The Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) has given Macau a positive rating for its anti-money laundering efforts.
Asia Gaming Brief reports that a statement from the Financial Intelligence Office con...
In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte signed legislation into law late last week instituting new anti-money laundering regulations for the Asian nation’s online, land-based and maritime casinos.
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Eleven of the 12 defendants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Black Friday” crackdown on April 15, 2011, have now resolved their cases with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the founder and co-owner of Co...
Almost three weeks after they pled guilty to charges of illegally promoting gambling, ten of the Crown Resorts Limited employees arrested by Chinese law enforcement officials in October have now reportedly been...
Well-known poker pro, Phil Ivey won about £7.8m playing Baccarat at Crockfords Club in London nearly 5 years ago in August. On Thursday, July 13 the Supreme Court of the UK will hear his final appeal seeking to...
A former Mount Airy Casino Resort worker has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in a money laundering conspiracy.
According to U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler, 30-year-ol...
KPMG held the industry-leading 7th annual eSummit in Gibraltar on March 23, 2017, aboard the phenomenal 5 star Sunborn Gibraltar Yacht Hotel. The event was attended by hundreds of delegates and featured over 40...
After recently being replaced as Chairman for Universal Entertainment Corporation and its casino-operating Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Incorporated subsidiary, Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada has r...