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.
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...
The ongoing saga of Jacobs vs Las Vegas Sands found Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifying before a judge at the Clark County Justice Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. S...
Underage gambling has become a problem in the state of Maryland, with individuals under the age of 21 gaining access to the gaming floor at four of the state’s gambling facilities. Both the Maryland Live casino...
Thursday April 16, 2015 at Sun International's GrandWest Casino, went slightly different than planned. The evening was set for fans to come see the South Africa and Israel hockey match. However, a 45 minute del...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's attempt to ban guns in local casinos has been rejected. Attorney General Kathleen Kane reviewed an August 2014 action by the Gaming Control Board trying to prevent firear...
A casino website, 99world.com, was launched in 2013 to expose gamblers with debts; most often Chinese citizens who avail themselves of the services of junket operators to get around laws restricting the amount ...
A United Nations Crime Conference in Doha, Qatar on April 15, 2015, revealed sports betting is a $3 trillion business, with most of the funds being played through illegal gambling locations. A betting expert, P...
A major ruling has occurred in online bookie Paul Phua Wei Seng's case of illegal gambling, with a judge handing down a decision in the defendants favor. On Friday, United States District Judge Andrew Gordon de...
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...