Crime
Next NBA Player To Get Caught Carrying A Gun Odds
As the NBA reviews the facts surrounding the alleged gun showdown between Gilbert Arenas and fellow Wizard Javaris Crittenton, Mickey Richardson and his team at
Poker Gambling Debt at Center of NBA Wizards Probe
Washington police continue to investigate an incident that allegedly took place in the NBA's Washington Wizards locker room in which two teammates drew guns on each other in an argument over a gamb
Associated Press: Sports Bettor Guilty in Setting Car on Fire
A Staten Island man has pleaded guilty to setting a former employee's Mercedes-Benz on fire in Ocean County in 2004 out of revenge, the U.S. Attorney's office said.James LaForte Jr., 32, also admitted Dec. 21 to handing out high-interest loans and then using threats and violence to collect on them - loan-sharking and extortion schemes that carry a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the attorney's office said.
South Carolina: Poker May No Longer Be Game Of Skill
The Poker Players Alliance praised a South Carolina court for recognizing poker as a game of skill earlier this year. Nevertheless, five players -- Michael Williamson, Scott Richards, Bob Chiment
Poker Games Magnet for Gun Toting Crooks
Poker games may no longer be safe. Forget the authorities busting in your door, now players must contend with the fear of being robbed at gunpoint.
US Poker Players In Fear: Armed Robbers Target More Games
A series of poker game robberies in Texas over the past few weeks may have provided a precursor for more arm
Australia Casinos a Hotbed for Organized Crime
Rupert Murdochs' Australian newspapers including The Herald-Sun, continue to run excellent (and balanced) coverage on the casino and gambling sector in Australia.
Let it be known that Murdoch also has some gaming (and igaming) interests, however they are further developed in the UK sector. Media Man has incidental joined some of News Limited's b2b affiliate programs as goodwill and we utilise some of their newsfeeds, so there's your disclaimer before we swing into things.
Brothers Operated Busted Online Gambling Site From Belize
The MajorWager.com website stumbled upon an interesting report on Thu
Former Lawmaker Stands Trial in China Mob Crackdown
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Armed masked men rob bookmakers
Two masked men armed with a suspected knife and handgun robbed a bookmakers in Sunderland.
High Stakes Poker Games Targets of Robbers
Texas poker games have become targets of robbers in Texas....but these are not the sharpest tools in the shed it seems.
You might recall how a pair of old geezers managed to stop robbers from getting away with cash stolen from a Texas card game a few weeks back. Now comes word of another robbery, this one also foiled by players and cops.
Online Gambling: More Trouble for Jay Cohen?
Federal authorities in the USA are considering whether to recharge Internet gambling pioneer Jay Cohen with running an illegal online sports betting operation, after Cohen appeared on TV this wee
Israel Based Online Gambling Site Internet1x2 Busted
A 10-year old troubled online gambling site that specialized in soccer betting has been busted up by Israeli police resulting in the arrests of 5 people.
Internet1x2.com (at one time also affiliated with a website called Yahoops.com, which the search portal Yahoo! threatened to sue) operated out of Israel and the Central American nation of Belize. The company was started by two brothers, both of whom were former Israeli basketball players. The online sportsbook has long endured a checkered past of slow pays.
Punter Threatens to Burn Down Sportsbook
A DRUNK man threatened to burn down a Bridlington bookmaker's and verbally abused its staff after being told a winning bet he placed was void.
More Indictments Related to Online Poker Upcoming?
The Assistant US Attorney out of the Southern District of New York, Jeff Alberts, has confirmed that his office filed additional documents in the Court earlier this week related to an ongoing inves
Offshore Bookie, Poker Player James Giordano Pleads Guilty
The controversial owner of an offshore sports betting operation based mainly on the island of St. Maarten has plead guilty. The case was like something out of a James Bond film whereby authorities seized a laptop left by Giordano during a brief departure from his Long Island hotel room. The investigation also involved several wire taps and informants.
Gambling Ref Tim Donaghy on 60 Minutes Sunday Night
With his new book about to come out, NBA gambling referee, Tim Donaghy, will be featured in his first ever interview on 60 Minutes Sunday night. Among his disclosures: The Mob threatened him.
Killings in England May Relate to Soccer Betting Ring
For over a year now, the murders of Zhen Xing Yang and his girlfriend Xi Zhou continue to be a mystery, though the alleged murderer has since been taken into custody. You might recall the gruesom
Old Geezers Thwart Poker Tournament Robbery
The Texas Dolly, Doyle Brunson, would be proud.
Two Texas senior citizens stopped two young robbers after they ran off with cash from a poker tournament.
Gambling Ref Tim Donaghy to Write Book
Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy will be publishing his book after
Canadian Murder Suspect Sophon Sek Wants His Poker Winnings
Just days before 30-year-old Canadian Sophon Sek was arrested on charges of murder, he had won $364,364 in the British Colombia Poker Championship at the River Rock Casino in Vancouver. Police co
Donaghy Conspirator Details NBA Gambling Scam
Clues Emerge in Online Poker Portal Founder’s Murder
An extortion plot may be at the center of a murder that rocked the online poker world this past August.
Online Poker Room Investigated by Police
Maltese police are in the process of investigating a now defunct online poker room network that included websites BetOnBet, Eurolinx and Linx Casino, who shut down following the liquidation of pare
Mafia Tomato Gets Squished
By MURRAY WEISS and CHUCK BENNETT, NY Post
Sports Betting: More Alleged Mobsters in New York Busted
Around two dozen alleged mobsters were busted Wednesday morning during a massive probe into a multi-million dollar sports betting and loansharking operation in the New York City area.
Online Gambling List at Center of Fed Ex Driver Attack
The driver of a Fed Ex truck in North Quincy, Massachusetts was brutally attacked while carrying
Internet Gambling: Man Jailed for Refusing to Testify
One more Kansas City man was jailed for refusing to testify in an Internet gambling investigation.
Israel Police Bust Internet Gambling Operation
Israel Police and the Tax Authority officials broke up a massive online gambling ring on Monday.s
