Gambling News - 'Crime'
Casino
February 24, 2026
Virginia Cop Busted Over $831K Stolen to Fund Gambling Habit
The news cycle continues to be littered with news about cops ending up on the wrong side of the law, and gambling being the primary cause. This also happened in the case of Jerry Keith Brady Jr. of Belle Haven, who has now been sentenced to 36 months in prison. Ex-Virginia Police Officer Gets Sentenced […]
Casino
February 23, 2026
Terrorism Investigation Ongoing After Man Crashes Rental into Las Vegas Substation
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a possible terrorist attack after a New York resident rammed through the gates of a power substation in Boulder City, Nevada, using a rental car, and shot himself. Now identified as 23-year-old Dawson Maloney, he was reported missing by his family in Albany, New York. Maloney had […]
Business
February 23, 2026
Wynn Resorts Possibly Hacked, Faced with $1.5M Ransom Demand
The Wynn Resorts may have been the subject of a far-reaching data breach, resulting in the loss of 800,000 internal records. Wynn Resorts Faces New Threat from Hacking Group According to a specialist media publication, which interviewed the perpetrators, The Register, the ShinyHunters hacking collective is now demanding $1.5 million in Bitcoin to prevent a […]
Casino
February 23, 2026
Woman Sues Las Vegas Strip Casino, Alleges She Was Trafficked due to Poor Security
On Tuesday, February 17, a woman filed a lawsuit with the Clark County District Court, alleging that Red Rock Resorts Inc., Station Casinos, and PPII Holdings, former owners of Palms Casino-Hotel, failed to prevent what she describes as sexual assault and trafficking. Strip Casino and Property Owners Named in Trafficking Lawsuit The plaintiff is identified […]
Casino
February 20, 2026
Woman Who Abandoned Puppy at Las Vegas Airport Gets Arrested
A woman at the Harry Reid International Airport was apparently in a hurry, but she made a conscious choice to abandon her two-year-old goldendoodle and get on her flight instead. Both events were her own decision. Germiran Bryson was asked by a JetBlue employee to provide the documents needed to board the plane with her […]
Poker
February 20, 2026
Man Found Guilty of Murder Despite Missing Body, Weapon
One Willie James Jr. has been found guilty of the presumed murder of victim Andrew Watson II. A Jury at an Ingham County Circuit Court jury found James guilty of the crime, despite the lack of definitive evidence, such as the murder weapon or Watson’s body. However, the victim’s blood was discovered in the presumed […]
Sports
February 20, 2026
Guardians Pitchers’ Betting Lawsuit Might Move to October
The federal fraud lawsuit against Cleveland pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz could be delayed until the baseball season ends, after both players pleaded not guilty in New York this week. Farm-Animal Code Words Surface in Baseball Fraud Probe At a hearing in Brooklyn, US District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto hinted that the trial now […]
Casino
February 18, 2026
Spanish Police Busts Gang That Robbed Gambling Halls
Spain’s south will no longer be terrorized by a criminal gang that targeted gambling halls across the region. Following an operation led by the La Policía Nacional, arrests were made, and the gang’s high-ranking members have been apprehended. Police authorities first began investigating the gang in 2025 when they first realized that a string of […]
Legal
February 17, 2026
Cyprus Shuts Down BookieCo Amidst Organized Crime Crackdown
Cyprus has moved to shut down a licensed betting operator after its owner became involved in a high-profile organized crime investigation. Such a sudden and forceful action is almost unprecedented in the island’s recent history. It showcases how seriously authorities take any threat to the gambling sector’s credibility, especially when organized crime may be involved. […]
Casino
February 17, 2026
Cali Judge Sentences Men Who Robbed Illegal Gambling Den to Decades, Centuries in Prison
The robbery of an illegal gambling house in Sacramento should not have been the type of crime that elicits the most serious ramifications from the courts, but in the case of repeat offenders John Edward Blount and Eddie Lee White, the act has become their undoing. Illegal Gambling Dine Robbery Ends up with Centuries of […]