5 Plead Guilty to Running Mob-Tied Online Sports Betting Site Rhino Sports

Five Lucchese organized crime family figures have admitted to running a large-scale gambling enterprise that prosecutors say brought millions in illicit profits annually. 

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Watch: Judge Rips Into Sports Bettor, Poker Player Steve 'Stevesbets' Jacobs: Allegedly Posed as 'Whale'

Pro sports bettor Spanky details the convoluted tale of what transpired leading up to this day.

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Reformed International Drug Kingpin Owen Hanson Launches Protein Ice Cream Treat

Hanson was initially charged only with coordinating a drug transaction before authorities later learned he had been running the elaborate online gambling enterprise, Macho Sports.

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Jailed Gambling Tycoon She Zhijiang Alleges Abuse in Thai Jail: Accused of Being a Spy

A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.

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Laundering of Fentanyl Cash Linked to Online Gambling, Intelligence Agency Warns

Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online betting platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production.

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Recording Captured Ex-Interpreter Impersonating Ohtani to Transfer $200,000, Prosecutors Say

A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani ‘s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

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Illegal Florida Gambling Network Disrupted With Raids and Arrests

An illegal gambling network that ran from strip-mall casinos to a warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was taken down this week by state and local law enforcement agencies.

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Iowa Poised to Make Sharing a Sports Betting Account a Class D Felony

In Iowa, a Class D felony is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $7,500.

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High Stakes Poker Player, Supreme Court Blogger Indicted

Tom Greenstein took part in poker games across the globe where he is accused of concealing winnings and losses while misrepresenting expenses, according to the 22-count indictment.

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Former College Basketball Player Convicted in Point Shaving Scheme Rick Kuhn Dead

Scheme was mostly organized by mobster featured in film "Goodfellas".

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Ex-Raptors Player Jontay Porter Allegedly Texted Co-Conspirator During Game

“Hit unders for the big numbers. I told [Co-Conspirator 2] no blocks no steals. I’m going to play first 2-3 minute stint off the bench then when I get subbed out tell them my eye killing me again.

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How to Stay Safe from Identity Theft While Gambling Online

Cybersecurity threats remain a major menace for online gamblers, despite the growing restrictions and consistently improved gambling laws around the world. Fraud in gambling isn’t limited to individual losses these days.

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Chinese Actor Wang Xing was Trafficked By Scammers With Ties to Online Gambling

Chinese state-owned newspaper The Global Times reported Monday that the family of Wang Xing requested help from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand after the actor went missing at the Thailand-Myanmar border.

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Man Suspected in Brutal Murder of Wife Apprehended at Casino

California Highway Patrol says man killed his wife, who was found with a gunshot wound on the side of a freeway.

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Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Terrorism Suspect Identified

The Army Veteran who blew up a rented Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger.

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South Korea First Lady Keon-Hee Arrested Before April 2025 Betting Market Released

The South Korean parliament rejected a special counsel investigation bill against South Korea's First Lady Kim Keon-hee earlier in December, but that hasn't stopped a betting market from opening asking whether she will be arrested by April.

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Status of Georgia Notre Dame Sugar Bowl Bets Still in Play After Game Postponed

All Sugar Bowl bets are still in play following the game's 24-hour postponement due to a terrorist attack that killed at least 15 people in New Orleans during the early morning hours New Year's Day Wednesday.

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Sugar Bowl to Be Played Thursday Following Mass Killing in New Orleans

Investigators are searching for potential explosive devices in New Orleans' French Quarter after driver killed 10, official tells AP.

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Disturbing Case: Baby Abandoned at Florida Casino

Mother was arrested due to “not knowing who, where, or for what length of time she left her baby".

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Will Andrew Tate Be Found Guilty of Human Sex Trafficking Betting Market

The "exploitation purposes" prerequisite needs to (more or less) be ruled to relate to the sex work that the trafficked persons performed or were intended to perform as it applies to Andrew Tate, with the betting market being offered currently at Manifold.

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Shock Report: Armed Robbery on Grounds Where Florida Trains Half of Horses at Gulfstream Park

Woman reportedly assaulted and hospitalized.

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Genovese Crime Family Member Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Racketeering

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Gambling911 World Exclusive! Japanese Poker Pro Hung Out With Suspect Before CEO's Murder

The man accused of killing a top health care executive has ties to the world of professional poker, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report!

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Supportive Talarico Poll Doesn't Move Odds in Texas

A new University of Texas poll shows Democratic state Rep. James Talarico leading both potential Republican opponents in the Texas U.S. Senate race.
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North Dakota Youth Wrestling Club Becomes a Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Operation as Other Nonprofits Cash in Too

In August, an employee of another nonprofit, the West Fargo Hockey Association, pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $70,000 from the gaming proceeds of that organization.
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Inside Kuala Lumpur's Growing Running Culture Ahead of the Next KL Marathon

Running in Kuala Lumpur now draws big crowds, though it started small. From scattered gatherings along park trails came something more organized - linked by habit, timing, location.