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FBI & AGA partner for online sports betting hotline

November 11, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Crime

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the American Gaming Association (AGA) have announced the agencies will join forces to combat illegal online gambling, specifically focused on sports betting where u...

Three charged in largest bank breach in history

Lars Jones

November 10, 2015

Israel, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Money Laundering, Data Protection, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Conspiracy, Financial Fraud, Russia, New York

Two men being held in Israel after their arrests in July, and a U.S. citizen believed to be hiding out in Moscow have been charged with stealing the contact details of up to 100 million customers of banking gia...

CFA wants Las Vegas Sands Corp and billionaire Sheldon Adelson to be investigated

Renee Kingsley

November 9, 2015

Las Vegas, Money Laundering, Unlicensed Operation, Asian Casino News, Macau, Conspiracy, Racketeering, Crime, Bribery

Update 11-26-2015: CfA retracts public comments and allegations, issues apology. Sheldon Adelson, billionaire and chairman of the Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is known for having strong political ties in the nation...

Two years’ probation and $25k fine for Bryan Micon

K Morrison

November 8, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Antigua and Barbuda, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Bitcoin accepting properties, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

In what prosecutors called the first of its kind prosecution in Nevada, on Tuesday, Clark County District Court Judge Kerry Earley sentenced Bryan Micon, a Las Vegas professional gambler and former operator of ...

Seals With Clubs bitcoin poker site founder Micon to be sentenced

Lars Jones

November 3, 2015

Las Vegas, Poker Law, Online Poker, Bitcoin accepting properties, Unlicensed Operation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

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Professional poker player and bitcoin poker site owner, Bryan Micon is expected to be sentenced in Las Vegas today for operating an unlicensed poker site in the online regulated state of Nevada. After accepting...

Online gaming domains blocked by Russian State Agency

Sadonna Price

October 24, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Russia, Russia

Gamblers in Russia will now have a lessened opportunity to take part in online casino and poker gaming thanks to a decision by the state agency. The agency has been threatening to block gamblers from the activi...

A Cyprus divided, and in the middle – illegal casinos

Lars Jones

October 17, 2015

Turkey, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino openings, Cyprus, Licenses, Unlicensed Operation

There may not be an abundance of amity between Cypriots living in the south and those living in the north, but there is a special village in the republic which is bi-communal with a fairly balanced population. ...

Reports: DOJ orders FBI to investigate DraftKings, FanDuel

Lars Jones

October 16, 2015

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey

The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry is under siege from all quarters. Wednesday the Wall Street Journal, quoting anonymous sources, reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI are investigati...

Nevada Gaming Control Board rules daily fantasy sports must be licensed

Sadonna Price

October 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Las Vegas, Casino News, Unlicensed Operation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Nevada

On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board ( NGCB) decided to rule that daily fantasy sports will require a license if companies are going to operate in the state. The board ruled the activity a form of gambl...

Toronto police crack down on illegal gambling

Lars Jones

October 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Ontario, Unlicensed Operation

Toronto police have raided gambling dens and illegal casinos in several areas of the city resulting in the arrests of more than 30 people and seizure of enough gambling equipment and other evidence to fill two...

Raids result in thousands of arrests in Macau, China, and HK

K Morrison

September 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, World Casino News, Hong Kong, Money Laundering, Unlicensed Operation, Asian Casino News, Macau

According to local sources a series of raids over a three-month period by Hong Kong police have resulted in the arrests of approximately 4,343 people with alleged ties to the city’s infamous organized crime syn...

China sentences internet star Guo Meimei to five years in prison for running illegal casino operation

Renee Kingsley

September 11, 2015

Casino Cheating, China, Unlicensed Operation, Asian Casino News, Crime, Racketeering

Guo Meimei became an internet sensation in China during 2011 after she published numerous photos on social media depicting a lavish lifestyle of flashy cars, VIP parties and a number of boy toys. Her extravagan...

China’s gov’t revenue hit by online lottery halt

K Morrison

September 10, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, World Casino News, Lottery, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Asian Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud, Thailand

Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested by Thailand police on Tuesday for the illegal operation of an online lottery. All of the 17 arrested, including 14 men and 3 women, were in Thailand on tourist visas...

North Korea in the gambling business?

Lars Jones

September 8, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Unlicensed Operation, South Korea

As tensions ebb and flow between a divided Korea (still officially at war with itself since June 25, 1950) the South Korean cyber security community is accusing the North of circulating a program for gambling s...

Romanian license numbers up

Lars Jones

September 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Unlicensed Operation, Romania

According to a note from Eastern European Gaming, since a new Romanian gambling law went into effect recently, the country has seen an influx of companies willing to comply with the new regulations, even if it ...

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FBI & AGA partner for online sports betting hotline

Three charged in largest bank breach in history

CFA wants Las Vegas Sands Corp and billionaire Sheldon Adelson to be investigated

Two years’ probation and $25k fine for Bryan Micon

Seals With Clubs bitcoin poker site founder Micon to be sentenced

Online gaming domains blocked by Russian State Agency

A Cyprus divided, and in the middle – illegal casinos

Reports: DOJ orders FBI to investigate DraftKings, FanDuel

Nevada Gaming Control Board rules daily fantasy sports must be licensed

Toronto police crack down on illegal gambling

Raids result in thousands of arrests in Macau, China, and HK

China sentences internet star Guo Meimei to five years in prison for running illegal casino operation

China’s gov’t revenue hit by online lottery halt

North Korea in the gambling business?

Romanian license numbers up

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