Business
December 1, 2021
Alvin Chau Relinquishes Control of Suncity from a Macao Jail Cell
Alvin Chau announced that he was stepping down from his role as CEO of Suncity Group Holdings Limited in Macau. The billionaire made his announcement yesterday while sitting in a Macao jail on charges he ran a cross-border illegal gambling ring through his legal operations. Chau Out at Suncity Chau is facing multiple criminal charges […]
Casino
November 29, 2021
Australian Criminals Launder $710M via Country’s Slot Machines
A reported $710 million (AU$1 billion) in ill-gotten money is passed through Australia’s pokies, the term used to describe the physical slot machines found across Australia’s many gambling venues. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, which worked on reporting the case with fellow publications 60 Minutes and The Age, pokies have been used as a […]
Legal
November 29, 2021
UK: Four Men Face Prison Time for Defrauding Ladbrokes and Coral with $886K
Four men in the UK are facing prison time for defrauding bookmakers out of more than $800,000 (£600,000). The men, who are aged between 33 and 59 years old, face sentences from nine months to four years in prison. The group was active from July 2020 until June 2021. Four Men Used Laminated Bills, Defraud […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
Mexican Preschool’s Win $950K from Lottery Brings about Gang Violence
A Mexican preschool won $950,000 from a government-backed lottery initiative designed to assist struggling communities and their educational systems. Yet, things went from a moment of triumph into a nightmare soon after as a local paramilitary group found out about the money and demanded payment to purchase weapons. “Los Petules” are just one of the […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
Man Who Spent GoFundMe Money on Gambling Enters Guilty Plea to Feds
A 42-year-old man from New Jersey who invented a heart-wrenching story to raise funds online in 2017 pleaded guilty in front of the U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman in Camden on Monday. Investigators named the man, Mark D’Amico, to be the mastermind behind the scam. Together with then-girlfriend Katelyn McClure and homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt […]
Casino
November 24, 2021
Human Trafficking Gang Used Funds to Gamble and Invest in Real Estate
A criminal group have used casinos to launder millions of ill-gotten funds obtained through the exploitation of Central American laborers who were forced to work in inhumane conditions across farms in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, and elsewhere court documents have revealed. According to the documents, the gang was a “modern-day slavery” operation which used the […]
Casino
November 24, 2021
Kids House of Seminole Accountant Allegedly Gambled with Stolen Charity Money
61-year-old Carrie Wagner is an ex-Kids House of Seminole accountant who was arrested after turning herself in for charges of embezzlement last Thursday. The Summa Cum Laude university graduate was taken into the custody of the Seminole County Jail for having plundered the Children’s Advocacy Center’s accounts. A Contrite Accountant Faces 58 Charges Wagner is accused of […]
Legal
November 23, 2021
Aussie Woman Addicted to Gambling App That Doesn’t Pay Out Real Money Steals $678K
In Australia, gambling represents a significant public health issue. Although approximately 0.5-1% of the adult population is experiencing problem gambling, some 250,000-350,000 Australians are experiencing at-risk gambling. Considering the ongoing pandemic, the online gambling activities in the country have spiked. In fact, a report from September this year suggested that online gambling spend in September […]
Casino
November 19, 2021
Minnesota Woman Gambles Embezzled Money, Avoids Prison Sentence
A woman from Minnesota will avoid a prison sentence after agreeing to repay restitution for the $40,000 she reportedly stolen from the Garrison Fire Department Relief Association in the state and used the money to gamble. The woman admitted guilt and has received leniency in the matter. However, her freedom will be contingent on her producing the missing funds, […]
Casino
November 19, 2021
Cambodia’s Police Frees 60 Thai Victims of Casino Human Traffickers
Cambodia is working hard to clean up its reputation for a country where overseas workers become the victims of nefarious parties. With the number of human trafficking going up in the underground online gambling sector and the United States issuing a warning to businesses to think twice before setting up shop in the country, authorities have had […]