Sports
August 3, 2021
Hong Kong Seizes $463M from Illegal Euro 2020 Bets
Hong Kong has seized $463 million in illegal gambling wagers placed on the Euro 2020 and arrested over 800 suspects. Hong Kong Busts Major Sports Gambling Rings Euro 2020 is long over, but the ripple effects can still be felt. In places such as Hong Kong, police have been on the lookout for activity that […]
Sports
July 26, 2021
ITIA Bans Uzbeks Ismailov for Life, Sultanbekov for 5 Years
Investigations into professional tennis players for allegedly participating into match fixings continue to deliver severe punishments across the board with the latest sanctioned being two players from Uzbekistan. Breaching TACP Rules Temur Ismailov and Amal Sultanbekov received bans from the International Tennis Integrity Association (ITIA) after an investigation found them guilty of 3 breaches of […]
Industry
July 12, 2021
Dotty’s Reveals Details about Data Breach Incident
Owned by Nevada Restaurant Services and Craig Estey, Dotty’s reportedly was affected by a malware cyberattack. Dotty’s operates some 120 gaming venues in Nevada and has approximately 300,000 players in its database. The operator acknowledged that some users’ data, such as names or dates of birth, may have leaked earlier this year. Dotty’s Acknowledges a […]
Industry
July 9, 2021
German Police Bust One of Their Own in Illegal Gambling Raid
The German police have searched 41 houses in Saarland, a German state, and have arrested three suspects, and detained a police officer over illegal gambling accusations. Germany Tackles Illegal Gambling With a Massive Raid In a large-scale police raid near the French border, the German police forces searched 41 houses in Saarland, a German state. […]
Industry
July 8, 2021
DraftKings’ Legal Team Has Its Hands Full with New Lawsuits
DraftKings took the sports gambling world by storm when it announced a deal that would allow it to become the first publicly-traded sportsbook in the US. A valuation of over $1 billion attracted a lot of attention, and not necessarily from the right people. DraftKings is going to need its legal team to step up […]
Casino
July 6, 2021
Quebec Illegal Online Casinos Thrive Amid Police Inaction
Even though Canada’s laws allow organized betting businesses to run only under approved organizations’ supervision, illegal online bookmakers in Quebec seem to avoid detection by the police without much effort. Quebec news outlet La Presse decided to investigate the peculiar ecosystem around unauthorized betting sites. Quebec’s Thriving Online Casinos According to a discussion with the Quebec police, the […]
Industry
June 29, 2021
Poker Playing Playboy Sentenced to 13 Years for Kidnapping
Arnaud Mimran was already serving an 8-year sentence for fraud when he received some more bad news. The high-stakes poker player and socialite behind “The swindle of the century,” a fraud committed in 2008 and 2009 that cost the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme €300 million ($345 million). However, the one-time high-profile poker player […]
Casino
June 28, 2021
Two Men Shot in Las Vegas on Sunday, One of Them Killed
Man Killed at Bar on the Strip A fatal incident occurred at a bar on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday. The case is seemingly unrelated to the earlier shooting at the Sahara. The incident happened inside PT’s Place at Decatur Boulevard near Charleston Boulevard. The shooting took place at 3 AM and, according to […]
Business
June 28, 2021
Philippines the Latest to Be Added to the FATF’s Naughty List
The Philippines needs to become more proactive in fighting financial crime. That’s the message the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sent out last Friday when it added the country to its grey list, the ledger that sits right next to the agency’s blacklist. The Philippines join two European countries, Malta and Romania, which were added […]
Casino
June 22, 2021
Lucky Star Among 6 Oklahoma Casinos Hit by Cyberattack
Six Oklahoma casinos have been hit by ransomware, and Lucky Star officials have contacted the FBI to investigate the cyberattack. Lucky Star Casino Joins the Long List of Ransomware Victims The FBI is going to investigate a cyberattack on six Oklahoma casinos this week. One of the venues hit by the ransomware is a tribal […]