Casino
March 8, 2022
Macau Police Arrest Sergeant for Feeding VIP Gaming Room Information
Macau has put a lot of pressure on its casinos and gaming industry of late with the special administrative region or SAR choosing to clamp down on junket operators, redraft the licensing rules, and generally introduce a new and stricter governing framework that dictates the day-to-day operations of gaming establishments in the jurisdiction. This is […]
Casino
March 8, 2022
Cambodia Frees 44 Indonesian Victims of Illegal Gambling Syndicate
Cambodia has earned itself a reputation for a place where many tourists and hopeful job seekers are met with the brutality of human-trafficking rings that kidnap victims and force them into illegal activities, such as phone scams, illegal gambling, and worse. Things got so bad over the past couple of months that the United States […]
Legal
March 4, 2022
Singapore: Illegal Gambling Syndicate Leader Gets Jail Time, Fine
A 57-year-old male in Singapore is facing a hefty fine along with jail time over running a multi-million dollar illegal online gambling syndicate. Leader of Illegal Gambling Syndicate Faces Jail and Hefty Fine It was back in December last year when Seet Seo Boon, now 57, admitted to participating and leading an illegal online gambling […]
Casino
March 1, 2022
Las Vegas Off-Duty Cop Arrested in Armed Casino Robbery
Caleb Rogers is a good boy gone bad. The off-duty police officer appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court on Monday, February 28, 2022, where he faced his first hearing and possibly get bail. He was arrested on Sunday, 8 News Now reported in an alleged robbery at the Rio Hotel and Casino Sportsbook. A Las […]
Casino
February 23, 2022
Criminal Organization Taken Down in Spain after a Massive Police Raid
A criminal organization in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was taken down by the Spanish police, with the assistance of Italy and the US. Apart from laundering drug money, some of the arrested people were taken into custody for offering illegal gambling services. Criminals from Different Countries Were Involved Swedes, Russians, Germans and Kosovo Albanians were […]
Casino
February 23, 2022
Northern Liberties Shooting Victim Drives to Rivers Casino for Help
Fishtown investigators are looking into Monday evening’s shooting incident that left at least one injured and several Front Street homes hit by bullets in Fishtown, Philadelphia. According to police reports, a 28-year-old man drove to Rivers Casino to ask for assistance. Police officers rushed him to the Temple University Hospital where he remained in critical […]
Sports
February 22, 2022
Singapore Police Raids Illegal Horse Betting Operations
Efforts from authorities in Singapore to tackle illegal horse betting continue to deliver results after a report released by the Singapore Police Force on Tuesday, February 22, revealed a total of 89 men are being investigated. Multiple Island-Wide Raids The report released by the police stated all suspects, men aged between 34 and 87, are […]
Sports
February 22, 2022
Disappearances, Killings Linked to Cockfighting in Philippines
Kidnappings and human trafficking tied to illegal gambling operations are a constant threat in the Southeast Asia region, and often, patterns emerge that have local authorities on high alert. One such is the disappearance of 30 people who have gone missing since January. Their disappearances have been tied to online cockfighting or e-sabong, and the National Bureau […]
Industry
February 21, 2022
Company Tied to Investor William E. Ford Accused of Torture, Illegal Gambling
Chinese web-based classified ad platform 58.com is under investigation. A Chinese national, responding to an ad on the site, was ultimately kidnapped and tortured for over six weeks after refusing to do a different job than what had been posted. He ended up in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and, instead of working as a bouncer at a […]
Casino
February 18, 2022
Casinos Can Help in the Battle against Human Trafficking, Annie Sovcik Says
Busing on the Lookout’s director, Annie Sovcik, has called for casino training programs in which staff will be able to recognize potential human trafficking. While addressing Las Vegas’ World Game Protection Conference, Sovcik noted that casinos are one of the prime destinations for sex trafficking. 400 Children Are Taken into Prostitution in Las Vegas Each […]