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Gambling News - 'Crime'
Industry
August 2, 2024
NZ Illegal Poker Host Ordered by Court to Surrender NZ$620K
A man from Lower Hutt, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, convicted of money laundering and illegal gambling, was recently ordered by a court to forfeit a sum of nearly NZ$620,000 ($369,200). The case involved a man identified with the initials T.M.T., who was convicted of organizing high-stake poker games both online […]
Industry
August 2, 2024
Schoolmates Plead Guilty of Betting via Leaked Australian of the Year Info
Australian high school mates Dean Young (also referred to as Dale Tristan Young) and James Dawkins have pleaded guilty in a Dandenong Magistrates Court in Melbourne to charges of placing illegal bets on the results of the Australian of the Year awards using insider information. Three-Year Investigation The duo faced the charges as a result […]
Legal
August 1, 2024
Las Vegas Housekeeper Implicated in Theft of over $100K
A housekeeper at a prominent Las Vegas Strip resort has been implicated in a series of thefts involving large sums of money and personal items from hotel rooms, according to police documents obtained by local news outlet 8 News Now. Maria Menendez Betancourt of the Palazzo Tower at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas is facing […]
Industry
August 1, 2024
NC Law Enforcement Shuts Down Cockfighting Ring, Seizes Drugs, Guns
Cockfighting is not only illegal across the US, but it is also subject to prosecution. Besides being recognized as a criminal activity, cockfighting is an inhumane entertainment that some people may mistakenly call “sport.” In a recent operation against a cockfighting ring in Granville County, North Carolina, law enforcement detained more than a dozen people, […]
Industry
August 1, 2024
Alabama: Illegal Gambling in Gadsden Faces Crackdown
Despite efforts of law enforcement, gambling regulators and government agencies, illegal gambling operators continue to offer their services across the United States. With some states having harsher punishments than others, illegal gambling is recognized as a crime across the country and people found guilty of operating such an establishment are subject to prosecution. In one […]
Industry
August 1, 2024
Michigan Casino Event Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking
Across the United States, human trafficking is recognized as a serious crime. Usually, people found guilty of such a crime can face up to 20 years in prison along with a hefty fine. In cases of aggravating circumstances such as death, culprits may face even life imprisonment. Human trafficking and domestic violence were two topics […]
Industry
July 31, 2024
TikTok Celebrity Arrested at Bangkok Airport over Online Gambling
A Thai TikTok celebrity was arrested at an airport recently and is reportedly facing charges related to illegal gambling. The case involves a 29-year-old woman named Chutima, who enjoyed significant popularity via TikTok under the nickname Soda. She was detained by law enforcement at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Tuesday this week, as reported […]
Sports
July 31, 2024
Match-Fixing Imbroglio Takes Toll on Olympic Performance
The US women’s saber fencing team are in a tight spot. The team, consisting of Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Elizabeth Tartakovsky, and Tatiana Nazlymov, among others, have had a difficult run, losing their opening bouts, and raising eyebrows, although Lee Keifer and Lauren Scruggs have already made up for their teammates’ performance. US Women’s Saber Team Haunted […]
Legal
July 30, 2024
Russian Gambler Poisons Parents, Police Suspect Multiple Victims
A Russian gambler has been caught poisoning his parents in order to inherit their money. The man’s parents luckily survived but the police believe that others might have not been so lucky. A Gambling-Motivated Poisoner Artyom Missyura, 25, worked as a math tutor and was an avid gambler. He lived with his parents and sister […]
Sports
July 30, 2024
Gambler Gets 8 Months in Prison for Role in Baseball Betting Scandal
An Indiana man who was charged for obstructing an investigation in Alabama regarding a suspicious gambling activity involving a National Collegiate Athletic Association baseball game from 2023 was recently sentenced to prison. The case in question involves Bert Eugene Neff, a man from Indianapolis, Indiana, described by the federal authorities as a seasoned gambler. As […]