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.
Less than 24 hours after being raided and shut down by federal agents, the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens was reopened Wednesday morning, according to information reportedly provided to the Los Ange...
In the United States, billionaire casino magnate Carl Icahn could reportedly be about to be pulled into the high-profile insider trading trial taking place in a Manhattan federal court against Las Vegas-based s...
Betting ended abruptly at the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens on Tuesday as federal agents raided what is one of Southern California’s largest gambling rooms.
Thousands of financial records were s...
Expert electronic gambling operators and officials are gathering April 5th and 6th for Stockholm’s 9th Annual iGaming Forum. Attendees have a unique opportunity to evaluate and consider the opportunities of ent...
KPMG’s 7th annual eSummit in Gibraltar was held aboard the Sunborn Hotel on March 23rd. Nearly 300 delegates attended the event which featured more than 40 keynote speakers and experts of the eBusiness world.
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By April of 2016, the market price of BitCoin topped out a little over $400US. Sharp increases occurred in June exceeding $750US, after which pricing continued at a steady rise. Just before January 2017, the pr...
New rules aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos in the Philippines could reportedly come into force later this year as Senate lawmakers look to approve their version of a ...
A public hearing date has been set for this week to allow the public to have their say on a proposal to construct a new casino in southern Maine. The well-funded proposal has been criticized by many parties, in...
In the U.S., federal prosecutors are looking into whether North Korea played a role in the February 2016, theft of $81m from the New York Federal Reserve Bank belonging to the Bangladesh Central Bank.
Initia...
In Australia, a high-roller who had been on a losing streak has reportedly pled guilty before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to brazenly stealing gambling chips from the Crown Casino And Entertainment Complex...
As part of an ongoing campaign against illegal gambling in the Dominium Republic, upwards of 8,000 pieces of gaming equipment used in unauthorized gambling operations have been destroyed by the country's Minist...
Having allegedly kidnapped, illegally detained, and withheld the passports of three men, four Chinese nationals including a Poipet City casino owner were recently arrested by the Phnom Penh municipal military p...
A south Florida sportsbetting advisor who had claimed to be “the sports consultant to the stars” has reportedly been sentenced to serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty in September to five federal c...
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes' office began serving upwards of 150 warrants to Utah businesses on Wednesday as part of an investigation into illegal gambling.
Chief investigator for the State Attorney Gen...
In the United States territory of Guam, a local lawmaker has reportedly proposed legislation that would shut down the practice of weekend gambling at a fairgrounds facility located near the small community of T...