Crime

Arrests, Court Documents Could Shed Light on Cash Advance Scam Targeting Casinos

Arrests, Court Documents Could Shed Light on Cash Advance Scam Targeting Casinos

The arrest of two women last week may have unveiled a scheme to use fake debit cards to get cash advances at various casinos.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/25/2017

Man Gets Parole Decades After Poker Game Murder

Man Gets Parole Decades After Poker Game Murder

Matthew Gooch, 82, has been released from prison nearly 40 years after shooting and killing a man during a home poker game. 

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/24/2017

Professional Gambler Faces Domestic Abuse Charges

Professional Gambler Faces Domestic Abuse Charges

Trial date set for June 20 as gambler faces other charges as well

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/21/2017

Problem Poker Player Gets 8 Years Prison for Debt Collection Scam

Problem Poker Player Gets 8 Years Prison for Debt Scam

Past winner in World Series of Poker events sobbed in court

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/21/2017

Facebook Live Killer Went Gambling While on the Run

Was caught on casino video surveillance

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/20/2017

Bookmaking in Georgia as Illegal as.. Handcuffing Someone in Clown Suit During Sex

Keeping a donkey in your bathtub might also get you thrown in the pokey

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/19/2017

Professional Gambler Indicted for Using Wrong Social Security Number in Casino

Professional Gambler Indicted for Using Wrong Social Security Number in Casino

Gambler is facing up to five years prison for each of 18 counts filed against him

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/19/2017

Three Violent Men Arrested in Attack Outside Casino

Three Violent Men Arrested in Attack Outside Casino

Aspiring musician attacked after celebrating his birthday sent to hospital

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/19/2017

Troopers had Been Monitoring Local Casino for Signs of Facebook Live Killer

Troopers had Been Monitoring Local Casino for Signs of Facebook Live Killer

Pennsylvania police say they kept a close watch on an Erie casino in recent days

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/18/2017

Facebook Live Killer Lured Women With Pet Snake, Racked Up Casino Losses, Now Dead

Facebook Live Killer Tried to Lure Women With Pet Snake, Racked up Casino Losses

Was a regular at Jack Casino in Downtown Cleveland but not a winning gambler

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/17/2017

Beating of Man Outside Casino Goes Viral

Beating of Man Outside Casino Goes Viral

Police seek suspects videotaped in savage beating

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/17/2017

Facebook Live Murder Suspect Steve Stephens ‘Lost Everything to Gambling’

Facebook Live Murder Suspect Steve Stephens ‘Lost Everything to Gambling’

Multi-state manhunt currently underway following gruesome Easter Sunday random murder

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/17/2017

Swedish Businessman Pleads Guilty in Online Gambling Organized Crime Case

Swedish Businessman Pleads Guilty in Online Gambling Organized Crime Case

Swedish businessman Petter Magnus Karlsson has plead guilty to international racketeering conspiracy

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/14/2017

Man Drops Heroin in Casino, Keeps Gambling

Man Drops Heroin in Casino, Keeps Gambling

A man was apprehended Wednesday at a Great Falls, Montana casino after dropping his stash of heroin. 

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2017

PokerStars-Amaya 2014 Acquisition May Have Involved Insider Trading

PokerStars-Amaya 2014 Acquisition May Have Involved Insider Trading

The Ontario Securities Commission has levelled insider tipping and trading allegations surrounding Amaya's 2014 purchase of PokerStars.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2017

Pope to Wash Feet of Mafia Snitches During Holy Week Ceremony

Pope to Wash Feet of Mafia Snitches During Holy Ceremony

"Everyone has the right to make a mistake We have all been mistaken in one way or another," Pope Francis said head of ceremony

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2017

Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation at Casino

Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation at Casino

Authorities gave the all-clear Thursday morning following a reported bomb threat at Tulsa’s Osage Casino, which prompted an evacuation.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2017

Bookie Bombs With Emoji Tweet Promo Following Dortmund Bus Attack

Bookie Bombs With Emoji Tweet Promo Following Dortmund Bus Attack

Islamist attacker under arrest Wednesday evening as Champions League quarter-final game goes on

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/12/2017

Suspicious Package Left at Vegas Casino Causes Travel Disruptions

Suspicious Package Left at Vegas Casino Causes Travel Disruptions

Package was left in lobby by drunk guest, authorities later confirmed

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/12/2017

Hearing Reset for Pig-Mask Suspect in Bellagio Heist

Hearing Reset for Pig-Mask Suspect in Bellagio Heist

A preliminary hearing was reset to May 2 for a 20-year-old man arrested after allegedly wearing a pig mask in a smash-and-grab jewelry store burglary at a Las Vegas Strip resort.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/12/2017

Attorney Who Tried to Kill Handicapper is Exiled to Michigan

Attorney Who Tried to Kill Handicapper is Exiled to Michigan

Had To Leave Pennsylvania as a condition of parole

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/11/2017

Bonanno Mobster ‘Ready to Move on’ Following Plea Deal

Bonanno Mobster ‘Ready to Move on’ Following Plea Deal

A Bonanno mobster from Staten Island, Anthony “Skinny” Santoro has plead guilty to attempted criminal enterprise just days before a trial was set to take place. 

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/11/2017

Mobster Pleads Guilty in Road Rage Attack: 'You want to play f—— games, you little c———!'

Mobster Pleads Guilty in Road Rage Attack: 'You want to play f—— games, you little c———!'

Car dash-cam captures everything

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/10/2017

Priest Stole Hundreds of Thousands to Fund Gambling Addiction

Priest Stole Hundreds of Thousands to Fund Gambling Addiction

Federal prosecutors have charged Monsignor William A. Dombrow with skimming money meant for church.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/10/2017

Walters: ‘Lost Biggest Bet of My Life’, Will Appeal Guilty Verdict

Walters: ‘Lost Biggest Bet of My Life’, Will Appeal Guilty Verdict

Fourth time the charm as authorities had failed in three previous attempts to imprison the professional gambler

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/08/2017

Professional Sports Bettor Billy Walters Convicted of Insider Trading

A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson saw the jury verdict convicting him of insider trading charges Friday as only a gambler could.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/07/2017

Lockdown at Nordic Affiliate Conference Following Attack: All Safe

Those in attendance at this week’s Nordic Affiliate Conference (NAC2017) were indoors with all delegates confirmed safe

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/07/2017

Witness in Billy Walters Case ‘Lied’

Witness in Billy Walters Case ‘Lied’

"What he's saying about Mr. Walters not only isn't true, it couldn't be true," attorney says in regard to star witness in case

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/06/2017

Prosecutor: Convict Pro Gambler Linked to Phil Mickelson

Prosecutor: Convict Pro Gambler Linked to Phil Mickelson

"We're here because Billy Walters cheated, not once, but over and over and over again."

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/06/2017

Prosecutor Asks Jury to Find Billy Walters Guilty in Insider Trading Trial

Prosecutor Asks Jury to Find Billy Walters Guilty in Insider Trading Trial

Walters is accused of obtaining insider trading tips about dairy processing company Dean Foods.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/05/2017

Breaking News

Giants Agree to Cut Jones

Giants Agree to Cut Jones

Tommy DeVito will make his first start of the season Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. DeVito won three games as a starter in 2023.  The line has remained at +5.5.