The United States Department of Justice plans to seize more than $5 million in Bitcoin linked to SIM swap attacks. Prosecutors in the country said scammers cleaned the money through crypto casino accounts like Stake.com after taking it from victim wallets. According to a civil forfeiture complaint, the fraud scheme hit five United States residents […]

Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority identified around 200 people suspected of laundering money through betting companies, including senior public officials and ministry directors with unexplained gambling expenses compared to declared income. The investigation, directed by former Supreme Court deputy prosecutor Charalampos Vourliotis, found a scheme where individuals gambled up to €1 million through about 10 betting companies, […]

The State Monitoring Committee (SMC) had been pursuing the suspect since he allegedly vanished following a March 2023 raid on a commercial complex in Ahmedabad. The UAE deported an individual accused in India of tax evasion, illegal gambling, and money laundering, as announced by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through an official press release. […]

Malaysian police have arrested 328 individuals following a sweeping crackdown on illegal gambling across the country. The two-day operation, code-named Op Dadu Mega, was conducted on 30 and 31 August by the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in collaboration with state-level enforcement teams.  According to authorities, the coordinated raids targeted nearly 400 premises suspected of […]

West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta has officially been acquitted of the spot-fixing charges by an independent regulatory commission, as part of a high-profile investigation beginning in August 2023. The Football Association charged the Brazilian international in May 2024, alleging he breached betting rules by intentionally seeking yellow cards in four Premier League matches. The […]

Gilbert Arenas, who played in the NBA as an All-Star, got arrested with five more men after authorities said there was an illegal poker operation in his Encino, California mansion. The US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California shared that Arenas is accused of conspiracy to operate illegal gambling, operating illegal gambling, and […]

Authorities have uncovered an online gambling enterprise operating out of a disguised office space on the 23rd floor of a commercial building on Jalan Kia Peng, central Kuala Lumpur. The raid was carried out by the Kuala Lumpur Vice, Gambling and Corrupt Practices Crime Investigation Division in collaboration with the Dang Wangi police. This led […]

In a campaign to eliminate illegal gambling across Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has arrested more than 2,500 individuals in under two months. The intensified crackdown took place between June 2 and July 23. It targeted unlicensed betting activities including cockfighting, jueteng, bingo, and numbers-based lotteries.  A total of 2,573 suspects […]

A penalty of this scale has not been seen before in European football, marking a new point in the game’s history. According to a report by Sports Bible published on the 16th (Korean time), UEFA excluded a team involved in the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League from every UEFA-organized event for a period of 10 […]

A money laundering case involving high-profile celebrities and social media influencers has surfaced in Telangana. The Enforcement Directorate has initiated proceedings against 29 prominent individuals, connecting them with an illegal online betting racket.  Some of the celebrities booked include film stars Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, and others from the Telugu entertainment industry. The […]