iGaming Crime & Enforcement

Major League Soccer has imposed lifetime bans on footballers Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah after determining they violated the league’s gambling policy. The sanctions follow an independent investigation prompted by suspicious betting alerts that the MLS received from integrity monitoring partners. This investigation was carried out by the law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler […]

Greek authorities have arrested 17 individuals during a coordinated operation targeting a suspected illegal gambling network accused of generating more than €16m in unlawful profits. The investigation unfolded across several cities including Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and Agrinio, attempting to dismantle an organised group allegedly operating unlicensed gambling services through retail premises and digital platforms. Authorities […]

Austria’s Public Prosecutor’s Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption has filed charges related to bribery against former Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and two executives linked to Novomatic. The investigation was first launched in 2018 and has now moved into the prosecution phase. The two executives are Novomatic founder Johann Graf and former Novomatic and Ainsworth […]

Key Points Norway gambling regulator opened an investigation after Inter Milan entered a match with Bodø/Glimt on 18 February wearing Betsson.sport shirts. Law in Norway permits promotion of gambling only by state operators Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto while blocking advertising from operators without a licence. Authorities now review whether Inter Milan or match organiser […]

Key Points Six newly funded wallets wagered on a US strike against Iran and received about $1.2 million in payouts. Lawmakers called the trades “insane” and demanded oversight, transparency, and new legislation. Regulators in the US and Europe increased scrutiny of offshore prediction markets following the episode. A group of recently established Polymarket accounts had […]

New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit against Valve Corporation in a Manhattan court, accusing the company of promoting illegal gambling through its video games. The complaint alleges that Valve’s use of loot boxes amounts to “quintessential gambling”, violating the state’s constitution and penal law. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company did […]

Key Points Wynn’s facing a really big federal class action lawsuit over an alleged ShinyHunters breach that’s thought to have stolen over 800,000 records. The lawsuit claims that customer data wasn’t even encrypted & that the notice about the breach was pretty sketchy, and to top it all off, the company’s offer to help with […]

Key Points NZ Bans Prediction Markets: Department of Internal Affairs says Kalshi and Polymarket are illegal gambling operators without licences. TAB Monopoly: Only TAB (run by Entain) can offer legal online sports betting. Access Still Open: No geoblocking yet in NZ; Australia has already blocked Polymarket. New Zealand authorities have ruled that prediction market platforms […]

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported that bettors wagered approximately $126.5m on Super Bowl LX, a 25% decline from the previous year. Despite the drop, retail and mobile sportsbooks combined to generate $38.7m in revenue, reflecting a 53.6% increase year-on-year.  Operators in the Garden State paid out $87.8m in winnings to bettors, resulting […]

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut have charged two men accused of using stolen identities to extract funds from FanDuel and other regulated gambling platforms. Amitoj Kapoor and Siddharth Lillaney, both from Glastonbury, are named in an indictment alleging a multi-year conspiracy involving fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. Authorities claim the activity ran from 2021 through […]