Legal
December 27, 2021
Florida: Sheriff Asks to Receive $1.2M Seized in Illegal Gambling Investigation
Forfeiture of assets by law enforcement isn’t something new in the US. In fact, each state has established its own rules on how such funds to be forfeited and consequently used. This is precisely what a sheriff from South Florida is after – to receive more than $1.2 million in assets that were seized after […]
Casino
December 27, 2021
Santa Fe Casino December Shooting Suspect Caught by Police
It takes a certain kind of person to want to try to commit a crime at a casino. It’s not like there aren’t cameras and other types of surveillance equipment everywhere. Getting away with the crime isn’t very likely, but perhaps those individuals just like the gamble. One recent criminal mastermind is now behind bars […]
Casino
December 23, 2021
Suspect Behind Rio Casino Murder Caught by Police
Just after midnight on December 3, a man was stabbed to death in a hotel room at the Rio Hotel and Casino. While the Rio wasn’t mentioned by name, the location given by police could only have been the casino property. Now, the individual suspected of orchestrating the attack and murder is behind bars. Rio […]
Legal
December 22, 2021
Thailand: Police Arrests Gamblers, Takes Down Illegal Online Gambling Operation
More than 20 people were arrested and nearly $3 million in assets were seized in two police operations in Thailand earlier this week. The first operation took place in a townhouse located in Hat Yai district on Monday. A day later, on Tuesday, a second police raid in four lower northeastern provinces took place. 16 […]
Casino
December 20, 2021
Santa Fe Casino Shooting Leaves One Injured, but Could Have Been Worse
In 2018 and 2019, Las Vegas began to witness a disturbing uptick in crime. Area law enforcement teams stepped up patrols and training, hoping to prevent the area from reverting to the Wild West. It has worked more closely with casinos to ensure they are able to protect themselves better, as well. A shooting at […]
Casino
December 17, 2021
Hilton Former Revenue Manager Arrested in $28M Hotel Room Fraud
Denny Bhakta, who was an ex-Hilton San Diego Bayfront revenue manager, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly defrauding investors of around $28 million. As the FBI reports, the San Diego man used a discount scheme involving bogus hotel room blocks and laundered the money through well-known casinos in Las Vegas, such as The Cosmopolitan and […]
Sports
December 17, 2021
Six Moroccan Tennis Players Banned in Latest ITIA Ruling
Tennis has proven particularly susceptible to match-fixing with the International Tennis Integrity Unit or ITIA taking a non-apologetic course against offenders. The latest development involves six Moroccan men’s tennis players, four of whom participated in the Davis Cup. According to ITIA, all six individuals are involved in various match-fixing offenses on at least several occasions. […]
Industry
December 16, 2021
Criminals Turn to Tabloids to Collect Lottery Winnings, Get Sent to Jail
Imagine you have stolen debit card details and you used it to purchase a lottery ticket. That ticket suddenly turns out to yield a hefty £4 million ($5.3 million) payout. For two small-time crooks in the United Kingdom that is precisely what happened. The two men, Jon Watson of Bolton, and Mark Goodram, who moved […]
Casino
December 14, 2021
NSW’s Chief Gambling Regulator Asks for Money Laundering Investigation into Pub Slots
Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority chairman Philip Crawford has recently asked for a complex investigation into the suspicion of money laundering activities unfolding inside non-gaming venues in New South Wales. The alleged money laundering activities would occur through slot machines. Colloquially called the “poker machine capital of Australia”, NSW is currently home to 95,000 pokie […]
Casino
December 13, 2021
Delaware Man Charged with Leaving Kids Unattended at Casino
There have been quite a few cases of gross neglect of parental duties by gamblers who thought bunking off at a local casino, while their children stayed behind and waited in a vehicle, was a good idea. One such case involves a Delaware man, 37-year-old William Brisco, who has been charged with four counts of […]