The Michigan Gaming Control Board has cracked down on ten offshore online casinos, ordering them to stop targeting Michigan players. The operators—tied to Apex Dynamics Ltd., based in Belize—were running without licenses and violated multiple state laws. These sites were accepting deposits from Mich
Cambodian police launched a raid in Poipet city on the Thai-Cambodian border, successfully dismantling two large-scale online scam centers led by Thais, arresting 63 suspects on site (including 30 women and 2 minors), and seizing a large number of crime tools. This operation marks the strongest cra
In March 2025, a 20-year-old Chinese female student, Li Bowen (pseudonym), arrived in Malaysia with dreams of studying abroad. However, just 9 days later, she tragically jumped from the 39th floor of a building, overwhelmed by the despair of falling victim to a telecommunications fraud, ending her l
According to a statement released by the Shan State Progress Party/Northern Shan Army (SSPP/SSA), the armed group recently captured a criminal gang suspected of engaging in telecommunications fraud in a jungle hideout in the southern Shan State town of Mong Hsu (ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် (တောင်ပိုင်း) မိုင်းရှူး
A convention held at Casino Del Sol was shut down prematurely due to reports of ongoing medical concerns. The Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention was cancelled by the Tribal Medical Authority.In a since-deleted Facebook post from the Wild Wild West Steampunk Con’s Facebook page, multiple individuals
MGM Resorts International customers who believe their personal information was exposed in two data breaches that occurred in July 2019 and September 2023 have until June 3 to submit a claim form through a class-action lawsuit.U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro, in January, preliminarily approved a $
A Mississauga man is facing charges after a yearlong probe into loan sharking at casinos around the GTA, the OPP said Friday. The investigation began in spring last year and involved “extortion, money laundering and the illegal lending of money at a criminal rate,” police said in a news release.The
As Florida’s first gambling regulator, Louis Trombetta took an aggressive approach to fantasy sports betting, driving three upstart companies to shut down their games in the state.Then he went to work for one of their competitors.The sudden about-face has raised questions by ethics experts about the
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the Philippines launched a raid at the Zamboanga International Airport, arresting five Chinese nationals attempting to leave the country illegally, including two wanted criminals in China. These individuals were associated with the Philippine offshore gaming operato
Recently, the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines raided Central Bay Plaza in Parañaque City, arresting more than 30 foreigners.This operation was not coincidental. After receiving intelligence, the Bureau immediately conducted a thorough search of several floors of the building under a special
A gaming lawyer and former UNLV professor said pressure on executives to produce revenue has prompted casinos all over the world to turn a blind eye to criminal activity.Resorts World Las Vegas is one. Its fine of $10.5 million over its failure to comply with federal anti-money-laundering laws is th
The Florida Gaming Control Commission and Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted Operation Westside to shut down three illegal casinos in the Tallahassee area. The Florida Highway Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security also assisted.Illegal slot machines and other illegal gambling m
Saipan Stevedore claims IPI owes US$189,390 in storage fees.Northern Mariana Islands.- Saipan Stevedore has asked the federal bankruptcy court to lift the automatic stay currently in place and to require Imperial Pacific International (IPI) to deal with containers stored at its facility. Attorney Vi
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) proposed a comprehensive gaming security framework at last year’s Regulators Roundtable which addressed industry demands for best practices in security controls.Leveraging three and a half decades of knowledge and gaming industry insight, GLI worked with Bulle
Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division has suspended the license of online gaming services provider High5Games following an investigation into its operation of an unlicensed online casino.The DCP Gaming Division found that 1,100 Connecticut users had deposited money and gamb