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.
Online poker markets continue to expand all over the world and as the game grows in popularity, the illegal online poker market also continues to gain momentum. These unregistered poker websites operate in just...
Caesars Entertainment Corp. said in a quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission filing yesterday that they are in discussions with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treas...
There's a new cop in town, and provincial chief Chhoun Narin is cracking down on illegal gambling.
Cambodia has dozens of casinos, mostly operating in special zones at border crossings. However, some of the ...
Last week it was announced by federal prosecutors that they had reached an agreement with half a dozen major providers requiring them to stop servicing hundreds of so-called internet sweepstakes cafes in North ...
Tony Chau ran sportsbettingchamp.com and sold a betting system through the site. He also marketed off-shore sports books located in Costa Rica and Panama, taking a percentage of each referred bettor's losses. O...
David Peralta, St. Bernard Parish President, gambled campaign funds at Harrah's New Orleans, Silver Slipper Casino, Hollywood Casino and Grand Casino Biloxi according to an indictment. The indictment was filed ...
Casinos make their money by offering exciting and enticing services that are designed to attract customers from all walks of life. Apart from offering all kinds of casino and table games, some gambling establis...
Just days after the Hard Rock Casino of Las Vegas reported they were subject to a security breach, another casino is now reporting a possible data breach incident. An internal investigation has begun at the Fir...
Many of the aboriginal or Native Indian Tribes in the United States make a significant amount of their revenue from their tribal based casinos. The casinos that operate on reservation land come under a differen...
The case started in April 2013, when the US Department of Justice indicted 34 people including Luke King, former CEO of Legends Sports. King has now been found guilty on the charges of illegal gambling. The US ...
A study entitled Risky Business, researched by the Swinburne University of Australia, has found that record numbers of Vietnamese women are being jailed due to crime activity based on gambling debts. The women ...
Six months ago a raid on Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in California led to its closure and charges against 15 individuals including tribal police. Plea bargain offers were announced on April 30, 2015, wi...
Thomas Rust, a Utah man, was convicted on money laundering, drug, and tax charges. This former high roller of West Wendover, Nevada casinos laundered $384,569 in drug money using slot machines. The verdict was ...
Officials of the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino have reported that the property may have been subject to a malware attack. On Friday the casino revealed that it is believed hackers used a malware attack...
It was reported on Monday that Bryan Micon has been charged with a Class B felony in Nevada for his role in the bitcoin-only Seals With Clubs online poker site. Gaming regulators and the Nevada Attorney General...