Crime

May 16, 2016 0

The oldest card club in the state of California may soon close its doors due to money-laundering convictions faced by...

AML laws of Philippines to be strengthened after $81M bank heist

Sadonna Price

May 12, 2016 0

In February, hackers managed to steal $101 million from bank accounts in New York for account holders located in Bangladesh....

Curaçao gaming licenses under scrutiny; Entities answer Dutch inquiries

St. Maarten

May 9, 2016 0

Ronald van Raak, Dutch MP for the Socialist Party has been inquiring about the gambling sector of Curaçao among other Caribbean jurisdictions...

Cash hacked from Bangladesh bank returned by junket operator

May 5, 2016 0

Chinese casino boss and junket operator in the Philippines, Kim Wong, has turned over $5 million, in what is believed...

48 individuals indicted in bank fraud scheme at Atlantic City casinos

April 27, 2016 0

On Monday, 48 people were charged with a bank fraud scheme that netted those involved more than $570,000. Most of...

Pittsburgh ICA headquarters served with search warrant by investigators; Casino money missing?

April 22, 2016 0

On Wednesday, seeking banking records, internal financial documents, and computer equipment; detectives from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office raided...

Massachusetts first casino fails to ignite crime wave

April 21, 2016 0

According to a report prepared for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), the state’s first casino hasn’t caused a rise in...

U.S. Attorney’s office indicts Pellegrini, former VP at Mohegan Sun Pocono

April 20, 2016 1

An alleged love triangle drama gone bad with “crime never pays” subtitles has resulted in a 21 count federal indictment...

British Columbia government and new task force collaborate to stop money laundering in casinos

Renee Kingsley

April 12, 2016 0

Canada’s Civil Forfeiture Office (CFO) filed a lawsuit in January 2016 against two individuals who were suspected of money laundering...

Kento Momota suspended and will likely miss Rio Olympics after visiting illegal casino

April 11, 2016 0

Japan may have lost it’s trailblazing badminton star for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics today after bosses handed Kento Momota an “indefinite suspension”...

Las Vegas Sands agrees to pay $9 million to end Macau bribery probe

April 8, 2016 0

Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) agreed Thursday to pay $9 million in order to end a five year probe into...

Additional charges in lottery rigging conspiracy

April 7, 2016 1

After new evidence was uncovered of their plot to rig lottery jackpots, charges have been filed against the brother of...

The Panama Papers; More casino connections: Amaya associates possibly linked

April 6, 2016 0

This article has been updated. After over more than a year of collaborations by journalists in about 80 countries, three days ago...

PAGCOR defends gaming industry amidst money laundering incident

Sadonna Price