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.
Glen Cobb and three of his family members have made deals with the government after an investigation of a multi-million dollar sports betting operation. Glen Cobb, a Las Vegas local, will plead guilty to two co...
Members of the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino Tribal Police Force are seeking legal claims against Madera County. There were 14 claims filed, resulting from the arrest of 15 police members during their raid...
Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway was recently the focus of a court case involving money laundering, with one customer facing stiff penalties for his actions. Christopher Anderson, a resident of Olathe, Kansa...
Casino groups including owners and machine manufacturers would like to team up with the National Association of Attorney Generals to stop illegal gambling. In a Monday April 13, 2015 press conference, Geoff Fre...
Over the weekend the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority of Atlantic City was reportedly subject to a website hacking, though no information was breached during the attack. Hackers took over the website o...
Judge Dale Blea of Madera County has decided to uphold the arrests of fifteen individuals who were detained for their part in a raid on the offices of the now closed Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. Blea ru...
Ralph Mastrantonio was in court Thursday April, 9, 2015 to hear the results of the criminal case against him. Allegations of operating an illegal poker game on Staten Island, New York were brought against Mastr...
According to a report in the Globe and Mail, sources have stated that Amaya Gaming's CEO, David Baazov and CFO, Daniel Sebag have come under scrutiny in an investigation by the Autorité des marchés financiers (...
Friday April 10, 2015 may be the day a group of California based Chukchansi Indians have been waiting for. In October 2014, the Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort was raided by police and shut down due to a disp...
Grant Govertsen, a Union Gaming Advisors analysts, told media that Singapore’s gaming revenue is down due to the Chinese movement to end corruption. For over a year now Beijing has limited travel and sought to ...
A tribal dispute last June at the Rolling Hills Casino in Northern California has resulted in the Sheriff’s office of Tehama County earning an award for their successful efforts to keep the peace. The US Depar...
Macau and Beijing are working together to help crackdown on corruption. Macau's anti-graft agency, a part of the the Commission Against Corruption, is going to support China's central government according to ta...
Perhaps it is the Texas history of gambling with card rooms and famous players like Amarillo Slim that makes it difficult for Texans to follow the Texas ban on land casinos. Whether it is or not, there are defi...
More than 1,000 individuals have been arrested for their part in a network offering online gambling in China, according to the state news agency Xinhua. A raid on the network resulted in the massive arrests as...
Long drink lines seem to have sparked a massive brawl at Resorts World Casino New York. This Queens location had definite issues when chairs were hurled around during the opening of Fat Tuesday;. a daiquiri b...