Esports
June 11, 2021
Hackers Hit Electronic Arts in a Huge Data Heist
The entertainment industry has grown so much that every theft can make a perpetrator rich. This has led many people to try and breach the law for their own personal gain – some more successfully, other far less so. Hackers Breached EA’s Defenses and Stole a Large Chunk of Data Crimes, however, don’t only happen […]
Industry
June 11, 2021
Dennis Blieden Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $22 Million
Dennis Blieden, a former World Poker Tour champion, has been sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for embezzlement and identity theft. Dennis Blieden Funded His Poker Game with Embezzled Money On Wednesday, Dennis Blieden, a former World Poker Tour champion, received a sentence for 79 months (more than six and a […]
Poker
June 10, 2021
Livestream Cash Poker Player Indicted with Health Care Fraud
A popular poker figure featuring on a new cash game livestream is facing up to 5 years in federal prison and millions in fines and civil penalties. Medical Testing Fraud Billy Joe Taylor, who poker fans watching the TCH livestream cash games from the Texas Card House in Dallas will remember as a loose-calling whale, […]
Sports
June 10, 2021
UEFA to Weigh in on Hamrun Spartans Match-Fixing Penalty
Hamrun Spartans are now faced with a potential penalty related to an old match-fixing case that could leave them out of the Champions League for the season. Match-Fixing Coming to Haunt Hamrun Spartans A bad decision in the past can easily catch up to you in the present, and that is precisely what is happening […]
Legal
June 10, 2021
CA Nun Embezzles $835,000 for Gambling, Faces 40 Years in Jail
Following an investigation by the FBI, IRS, and Torrance Police Department, charges were filed against a now-retired nun that used to be a principal of St. James Catholic School in California. Statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office released on Tuesday reveals that Mary Margaret Kreuper will plead guilty for embezzling more than $835,000 in school […]
Legal
June 8, 2021
NJ Proposes Help to Problem Gamblers Who Turned to Crime
A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Ralph Caputo in New Jersey proposes non-violent lawbreakers who committed a crime due to gambling disorder to receive treatment, rather than a prison sentence. Bill in New Jersey Proposes to Help Lawbreakers with Gambling Disorders Lawmakers in New Jersey introduced a new bill, which aims at helping people who […]
Legal
June 1, 2021
Attard FC Gets Penalized as Former Member Confirms Match-Fixing Allegations
Match-fixing issues never seem to stop. Just some weeks ago, tennis player Roman Khassanov was found guilty of match-fixing, and now Maltese football club Attard FC’s former committee member, Rudgear Scerri, admitted to having engaged in similar underhand practices. This resulted in the football team receiving a nine-point penalty for the next season and the 21-year-old committee member receiving various […]
Legal
June 1, 2021
Man Involved in 2017 Death of Maltese Journalist Linked to Casino Heist that Remained Unsolved for Over a Decade
The plot thickens in the long-running case of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist who was murdered in 2017 as she was preparing an exposé on corruption in her home country. The report centered on questionable contracts awarded by the government to a company owned by Yorgen Fenech, also a well-known casino operator in Malta. […]
Legal
May 31, 2021
DraftKings Subpoenaed by US Authorities Investigating New York Lobbyist’s Circle
A lobbyist in New York with ties to the gaming industry is under scrutiny by federal regulators. The office of the US attorney in the Southern District of New York, through its public corruption unit, is reportedly investigating Patrick Jenkins, according to the New York Times (NYT), but hasn’t provided any specific details regarding the […]
Legal
May 27, 2021
Wynn Resorts Founder Steve Wynn Faces Now Legal Trouble with the Department of Justice
After accusations of sexual misconduct surfaced against Steve Wynn, the founder and former head of Wynn Resorts stepped down from the company. He repeatedly asserted that he hadn’t done anything wrong, despite a number of individuals stepping forward to allegedly confirm his deviant behavior. That was a couple of years ago and Wynn has still […]