Bill Miller, President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), has praised and encouraged the effort by Congress members, who demanded action on the part of the United States Department of Justice in combatting illegal offshore gambling websites. The Congressional Letter On June 29, 28 members of Congress wrote a letter to Merrick Garland, […]
A charity in Buford may have been lining its pockets under a false pretense as the Little Kings and Queens, a Gwinnet Count-based non-for-profit organization, was recently named as an illegal gambling business. The organization argued that it’s raising money for various charitable campaigns to help members of the community, through toy giveaways, food drives, […]
An investigation targeting illegal gambling, narcotics, and gun trafficking under the code name ‘Operation Community First’ launched by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force in February 2021 resulted in arrests and three indictments linked with illegal casinos. “These illicit businesses are a breeding ground for drug trafficking, violence and even police corruption.” US […]
The prosecution of Chicago’s largest gambling ring to date is finally over as the judge gave probation to the last participant in the operation. Prassas Got Two Years of Probation and a Fine Vasilios Prassas, 39, was one of the most loyal members of the operation. He served as an agent and scouted new people […]
Illegal gambling is here to stay for the time being a new worrying report from the Asian Racing Federation explains, cited by Asia Gaming Brief. The 94-page work focuses on the proliferation of illegal and unlicensed gambling websites that are leading to increased gambling harm, loss of financial and personal data, and undermining the integrity […]
Gamblers in China were dealt yet another blow by COVID-19-related government measures. Along with restricting all outbound travel, the Chinese National Immigration Administration (NIA) requests the same stringent rules apply to all “gambling-related persons”. The cited reasons all revolve around the new severe waves of COVID-19 cases in Beijing and Shanghai. A few policies about […]
The organized crime control division within the Metropolitan Police Department in the Japanese capital announced it had arrested four gang members for racketeering an illegal casino in Tokyo. Suspicion of Profiting from Illegal Gambling The four men among which a former YouTuber were arrested for collecting money for protection from an illegal gambling den which […]
A 56-year-ord Staten Island resident that spent more than a decade in federal prison was sentenced once again earlier this week. The man now faces more than 4 years in prison for leading a criminal group, running illegal gambling venues and other criminal offenses. Ex-prisoner Receives a New 4-Year Prison Sentence The Department of Justice, […]
A 57-year-old male in Singapore is facing a hefty fine along with jail time over running a multi-million dollar illegal online gambling syndicate. Leader of Illegal Gambling Syndicate Faces Jail and Hefty Fine It was back in December last year when Seet Seo Boon, now 57, admitted to participating and leading an illegal online gambling […]
Cambodia continues to double down on its efforts of keeping the online gambling industry clean. To this end, the country’s telecommunications regulator has been able to suspend access to 15 illegal online lottery websites. Cambodia stopped issuing new online gambling licenses on January 1, 2020, making it clear that interactive gambling would have no place […]