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.
Former Mohegan Sun Pocono vice president of player development, Robert Pellegrini, was handed down a 32-month prison sentence on Friday by a Pennsylvania federal court for conspiracy to commit money laundering....
A week after Universal Entertainment Corporation launched an investigation into the involvement of its Chairman, Kazuo Okada, into an alleged illegal transfer of cash and its Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertain...
In Macau, local law enforcement officials have reportedly broken up an online proxy betting syndicate that allegedly processed up to $1.28 million in baccarat wagers over the previous year.
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Police in Johor detained over 2,000 people in a combined 388 raids conducted on unlicensed online gambling premises across the Malaysian state from June 1 to June 10, according to local news agencies.
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A year-long investigation leading to the identification of millions of dollars allegedly being laundered through Lower Mainland casinos has resulted in the arrest of nine people by police in the Canadian provin...
In the Philippines, lawmakers are reportedly soon set to consider legislation that would institute a nation-wide casino entry fee amounting to about $60 in order to deter non-moneyed and indebted individuals fr...
In the Philippines, junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly fallen foul of the nation’s gambling regulator after allegedly setting up operations at a small casino in the city of Pasay without permission.
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Following last week’s attack at the Resorts World Manila that left 38 dead and 54 injured, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation regulator has reportedly suspended the venue’s casino license pending t...
In the Philippines, officials have reportedly identified the armed man that last week killed 37 people and injured 53 others after setting fire to the casino inside the Resorts World Manila development.
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In an attempt to help stop illegal money laundering, legislators in Macau have approved a government-proposed measure that is set to introduce a currency declaration scheme for all high-value individuals travel...
CNN reports that a total of 37 people have been killed at the Resorts World Casino and Hotel in the Philippines after a lone gunman forced his way into the casino around midnight local time (Thursday ET), shoot...
In the face of stiff lobbying from the gambling industry, federal legislators in the Philippines approved new rules earlier this week aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos...
Early Monday, a Ferndale, Washington man was arrested for allegedly calling in a bomb threat to the Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa located at 4876 Haxton Way in Ferndale.
The Bellingham Herald reports that 45-...
The monetary authorities of Macau, China and Hong Kong attended a trilateral conference on Friday that was designed to increase cooperation in the fight against international money laundering.
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An online gambling ring which handled transactions worth an estimated US$62 million was the subject of a recent police crackdown in Vietnam's central Thanh Hoa province, reports local media.
According to dai...