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 Thailand, police reportedly arrested four South Korean men over the weekend for operating an alleged illegal online sportsbetting operation out of a rented house in the resort city of Pattaya.
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Last year, gambling legislation was being considered in Kenya that would have changed the industry, but the bill was not passed into law. Instead, tax provisions that had been included in the measure were place...
In the Philippines, the Philippines Amusement And Gaming Corporation regulator has reportedly disclosed that controversial Chinese businessman Jack Lam owes the state around $278.3 million in unpaid licensing f...
In the United States, global financial services firm Western Union has reportedly agreed to pay a fine of $586 million after admitting that it violated federal anti-money laundering laws by allowing its agents ...
In the Philippines, authorities have reportedly begun deporting more than 1,000 Chinese nationals that were allegedly found to have been working at an illegal online gaming hub owned by businessman Jack Lam.
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Following investigations into lapses in the payment of taxes in small town lottery (STL) in the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to crack down on illegal online casinos. The move comes s...
In New York, the operator of unlicensed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has pled guilty to federal charges including bank fraud and obstructing an investigation and is now facing up to 30 years in prison.
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In northern California, a federal grand jury has reportedly indicted three former members of the Paskenta Band Of Nomlaki Indians on charges that they had used tribal funds for their own personal expenses.
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In India, the chief elections official for Goa has reportedly warned casinos in the small state against laundering money for political parties while declaring that his office intends to keep a close watch on pr...
In the Dominican Republic, a three-judge district court has reportedly ruled that Italian-Canadian businessman Antonio Carbone should be released from prison as the one-year term of his re-trial jail sentence h...
In southern California, The Gardens Casino is reportedly in jeopardy of losing its gambling license following accusations from state officials that it had failed to comply with federal anti-money laundering law...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications software provider BrainChip Holdings Limited has deployed its Game Outcome solution at the giant Mohegan Sun after last month inking a deal with operato...
The Illegal gambling market in Greece is growing rapidly, or so it seems according to the latest report from Greece’s gambling regulatory body EEEP (ΕΕΕΠ). Namely, according to the EEEP, in 2016 alone Greek pol...
Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has changed his mind regarding the imprisonment of Chinese casino magnate Jack Lam and has now set terms, which if fulfilled, will see Lam return to the Philip...
In Singapore, a 34-year-old gambler from mainland China has been sentenced to serve 14 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to multiple charges of cheating and theft at the Marina Bay Sands.
According to a re...