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.
On Friday, the Nevada attorney general’s office announced that an alleged conman who promised he could best casino pit games had been arrested.
After eluding authorities for more than three months, Mark Thom...
Tuskegee mayor Johnny Ford has enlisted the U.S. Attorney's office in a bid to clear the way for electronic bingo to resume operations at nearby Victoryland. U.S. Attorney George Beck is the top ranking federal...
Back in June of 2014, the Rational Group was acquired by Amaya Gaming. The Rational Group was the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt poker, selling for $4.9 billion to Amaya. The stock of Amaya Gaming, ...
Damage control is being done by officials at an Edmonton-area casino after discovering they were the target of a cyber attack that put customer and employee information at risk.
Computer systems at the River...
According to Federal prosecutors, more than $10 million was put into slot machines at a casino in Oklahoma by an individual they say is at the center of a large-scale southwest Missouri drug ring.
Last month...
An application for a seizure warrant filed recently by a Department of Homeland Security investigator in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia alleges Amazon gift cards were used by the operators of an offsho...
Details are beginning to emerge in one of the largest cyber bank heists in history with the governor of Bangladesh's central bank resigning along with two deputies being fired. $81 million was reportedly stole...
According to a press statement released by police, four people suspected of attempting to cheat patrons at the Marina Bay Sands casino have been arrested.
Police said today that they were alerted to suspecte...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will attempt to fix loopholes in the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) on Tuesday when is conducts a public hearing on the alleged $81 million cross-border money-laundering and e...
A director of Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) is involved in a money laundering probe that purportedly involves the listed manager of 5Dimes online sport book. Local media, La Nacion reported Tuesday that two account...
Rather than jail time, an Illinois man was sentenced to eight years of probation resulting from several charges related to casino fraud in Indiana.
Last month, Chicago native Elliot J. Blunt pleaded guilty t...
An investigation into money laundering activities has been launched by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation after reports were received that suggested an amount as high as $100 million in illegal fun...
There have been recent allegations that casinos in British Columbia have been used by criminals for money laundering purposes. While Canada has taken steps in recent times to tighten its anti-money laundering p...
What appears to be the single largest money laundering crime in the history of the Philippines is being investigated by financial regulators there, according to local media. Apparently $100 million was introduc...
A final administrative action on Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino's forfeiture of $2.5 million was announced this week by the U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
U.S. Att...