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.
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...
In the United Kingdom, some 53 football players from the nation’s top eight leagues were reportedly flagged to the Gambling Commission regulator in the 29 months after new rules were brought in to stamp out mem...
Scott Tom, founder and co-owner of Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker, arrived in the U.S. from Barbados Thursday to face money laundering and UIGEA charges. Scott, a resident of Antigua, pleaded not guilty to the...
Every year on Christmas Day the Grosvenor Casino in Manchester on Bury New Road shuts down operations. This is the one day during the year that the venue closes and apparently a gang of robbers decided this wou...
The Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris reported on Thursday that operations are on again at ‘casinos’ in the village of Pyla, in Larnaca District, Cyprus, not under the same names, however, after having been forced t...
A video appeared on Youtube over the weekend that appears to show an online blackjack dealer fudging the shoe to swap cards with a player, resulting in a losing hand. The Live Dealer feed from Global Gaming Lab...
Reports coming out of Macau show that high rollers seem to have bounced back from a crackdown introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his desire to combat anti-corruption and money-laundering. Three of t...