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Masked pair steals over $394,900 in gaming chips from The Plaza Macao

May 25, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Heists, Casino News, Macau, Crime

In Macau, a pair of masked men wielding pepper spray reportedly stormed into The Plaza Macao yesterday before terrorizing staff and making off with gaming chips worth in excess of $394,900. Morning malevolen...

South Dakota blackjack dealer admits to stealing $10k from casino

Marie Kelley

May 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, South Dakota

In South Dakota, a blackjack dealer has pled guilty to stealing $10,000 from his former employer, the Dakota Sioux Casino. Employees of casino gaming venues are hired and trained in all aspects of gaming upo...

Alleged casino conman nabbed in Las Vegas

K Morrison

March 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud

On Friday, the Nevada attorney general’s office announced that an alleged conman who promised he could best casino pit games had been arrested. After eluding authorities for more than three months, Mark Thom...

Probation for Illinois man involved in Indiana casino fraud

K Morrison

March 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud, Indiana

Rather than jail time, an Illinois man was sentenced to eight years of probation resulting from several charges related to casino fraud in Indiana. Last month, Chicago native Elliot J. Blunt pleaded guilty t...

Casino employees admit to stealing over $40K

K Morrison

February 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conspiracy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Two former employees of the Valley Forge Casino and Resort have admitted to stealing more than $40,000 from the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania facility over approximately three years. After pleading guilty to...

Casino employee’s luck runs out/nabbed for computer fraud, theft

K Morrison

February 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino Cheating, Gaming Industry News, Data Protection, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud, Louisiana

On Friday, an employee of a casino in Louisiana was arrested after allegedly defrauding a Lake Charles area casino. The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles notified the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforce...

Wynn Macau junket operator victim of theft

Marie Kelley

September 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau

Wynn Resorts has seen a share price decrease of 5% after news hit that one of their junket operators in Macau had lost $258m. Reports in the media of the size of the losses have varied widely. The junket operat...