Crime
Tim Donaghy Shock Claim: ‘All NBA Refs Gamble’
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy speaking to Colin Cowherd Wednesday afternoon made a shocking claim that all refs gamble.
Shut Up! Monk Charged With Hacking Man to Death Over Gambling Dispute
A Buddhist monk has been charged with hacking a man to death with a sickle over a gambling row in Ayutthaya, Thailand, the Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday.
14 Charged in Massive Mafia-Connected New Jersey Sports Betting Ring
A major mob drug and gambling bust involving 14 people and 15 New Jersey towns was revealed this week.
Sports Betting Expert Arrested on Numerous Outstanding Felony Warrants Including Rape
A sports betting expert was arrested this past Thursday on felony warrants that ranged from intimidation to theft to fraud to even rape.
Why So Many Bookies in Rhode Island? G911’s Thomas Somach Investigates
On December 10, 2006, police arrested a dozen bookmakers in the Providence, Rhode Island area, saying the bookies were part of a sports betting ring that took in more than $300,000 in illegal sports wagers a month.
Rhode Island Illegal Sports Betting Ring Worth $2.4 Million
Local Providence, Rhode Island news station WPRI obtained search warrants revealing that an illegal sports betting ring run throughout the state allegedly had a net value of $2.4 million.
Bookies, Sportsbook Staff Among Those Swindled in ‘Credit Card Skimming’ Scheme
Been to a nude cabaret or exotic nightclub in the San Jose area of Costa Rica? Chances are your credit card information has been compromised.
Love Triangle Leads to Indictments of Casino Exec
A 21-count federal indictment has been filed against former Vice President of Player Development for Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Downs, Robert Joseph Pellegrini.
Another Japanese Olympian Suspended Over Gambling Improprieties
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Coinroll Bitcoin Online Casino Customer Info Compromised by Hackers
The Bitcoin online casino site Coinroll has warned its customers that their stored information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, may have been compromised following a theft.
EmuCasino.com Faces Shutdown Amidst Probe by Authorities, Local Media
Gamblers patronizing the Emu Casino online (EmuCasino.com) may soon be out of luck as Australian authorities threaten to shut down the site.
Since 2012, the site, which is named after the world’s second largest flightless bird, is alleged to have operated illegally from Australia where online casino-style gaming is illegal, though the parent company, EMU Inc, is based out of Panama City, Panama and licensed by the island nation of Curacao.
VIPBettors.com, Betcapri.com at Center of Rhode Island Sports Betting Sting as Sportsbook Flourishes Today
Costa Rica-based VIPBettors.com and BetCapri.com were at the center of an extensive crackdown on illegal sports betting in the state of Rhode Island this back in April of 2015. The BetCapri website can still be accessed to this day.
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Boxer Adrien Broner Indicted on Assault, Robbery Charges in Gambling Dispute
CINCINNATI (Associated Press) — Boxer Adrien Broner was indicted Thursday on assault and robbery charges, the next step in prosecutors' case against the former WBA super lightweight champion.
Rhode Island Gambling Arrests Have Local Bookies Worried: 7 More Taken Down
It’s been an especially bad week for those involved in the illegal gambling trade throughout the tiny state of Rhode Island this week as a series of high profile arrests have bookies shaking in their shoes.
State Police Say More Arrests Possible in Massive Sports Betting Bust With MLB Ties
Following the arrest of 17 individuals tied to what Rhode Island law enforcement calls a massive Mafia-tied illegal sports betting ring, state police have not ruled out additional arrests.
Details related to the investigation remained somewhat limited.
G911 World Exclusive: Attorney Not Expecting Prison Time for WSEX Owner Ware
A former professional baseball player who went on to become a Federal prosecutor of the Mafia and is now a private attorney is hoping to hit a home run and keep his client, disgraced Internet bookie Haden Ware, out of prison when Ware is sentenced next month on a Federal gambling charge.
Former Casino Dealer, Two Others Get Four Years Prison for Cheating
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) - An ex-Bellagio craps dealer and two friends were each sentenced Tuesday to at least four years in Nevada state prison for using phantom “hop” bets to cheat the Las Vegas Strip resort out of more than $1 million.
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17 Arrested as Part of Mob-Tied Sports Betting Ring: Diamondback Player Charged
Police arrested 17 individuals throughout the state of Rhode Island Tuesday as part of an eight-month investigation into an illegal sports betting ring, alleged to have Mob ties. Raids occurred during the AM hours with the investigation said to be “on going”.
Kento Momota to Miss Olympics Over Gambling Scandal
(Reuters) - Japanese trailblazer Kento Momota will miss this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after being given an indefinite suspension by national badminton bosses for visiting an illegal casino, Kyodo News reported on Monday.
Woman Sentenced for Running Brothel to Support Gambling Addiction
Natwlai Beck, 48, known as Netty, has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence.
Federal Criminal Trial Over Casino Land Development This Week
BOSTON (Associated Press) — A federal criminal trial over the land Wynn Resorts wants to develop into a nearly $2 billion casino in Massachusetts is set to begin.
Eight Indicted, Including Pro Poker Player, for Illegal Sports Betting Ring
Eight men have been indicted for operating a multi-million dollar illegal sports betting ring, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton announced on Tuesday.
Gambling911 World Exclusive: Stiffed WPEX Player to Confront Haden Ware in Court
A poker player who is owed nearly $100,000 by the now-defunct online poker site World Poker Exchange (WPEX) says he plans to confront the site's operator, Haden Ware, over the debt, when Ware appears in court next month for another matter, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report!
Strange: ‘FanDuel, DraftKings Illegal in Alabama’
You would think that the state of Alabama would have more to worry about than DraftKings and FanDuel in the wake of a scandal involving its Governor caught up in a messy extra-marital affair.
Attorney General Luther Strange released the following statement Tuesday:
Police Post Selfie, Statement on Facebook Regarding Fruit Machine Bandits
In the annals of criminal offenses, this will surely rank among the dumbest of the dumb.
Selfie taking bandits were captured stealing money from fruit machines in North Yorkshire, England this past week, perhaps in hopes of achieving the elusive rainbow riches (yes indeed the one guy even looks like a leprechaun).
Instead, they are heading to the Clink!
Amaya Gaming, PokerStars May Have Links to ‘Panama Papers’
The gaming industry website CalvinAyre.com is reporting a possible link to Amaya Gaming, the parent company of PokerStars, and the so-called “Panama Papers
Planetwin365 Online Casino Says No Ties to Mafia, Rigged Gambling
The online casino group Planetwin365 says it has been wrongly implicated as part of a crackdown on organized crime and a network of rigged online casinos being run out of Italy.
Bryan Micon and Seals With Clubs Make Top 10 Bitcoin Fail List
CoinTelegraph.com has come up with its Top 10 Bitcoin Fails, and there are plenty of them.
‘Operation Jamm Jamm’ Nabs 18 in Rigged Online Gambling Investigation
Italian police have arrested 18 individuals in connection with an online gambling rigging scheme with at least 64 other persons of interest still being probed.
Among those arrested are Antonio Contaldo, 50, the alleged ring-leader of the organization.
Don't Ask Where Money Came From, says Manila Casino Boss in Heist Probe
MANILA (Reuters) - For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.
That seems to be what happened when he took millions of dollars from two Chinese high-rollers in February. He told a Senate hearing earlier this week the two men were responsible for transferring $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank's U.S. account into the Philippines.
