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244 Arrests After “No Illegal POGOs”: What the Zamboanga Raids Prove
Officials said in April that no illegal POGOs remained; on 2 October, agents arrested 244 foreigners. The National Bureau of Investigation is…
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Quick Boys Lottery Licence Fraud: How an Impostor Got a Real KSA Licence
An impostor posing as the Quick Boys chairman obtained a genuine KSA lottery licence, not a forged one. Eight websites offered lottery…
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South Korea Books 26 Polymarket Users as Blockchain Records Become the Evidence
The Gangwon Provincial Police booked 26 Polymarket members and referred 18 more to prosecution, involving wagers worth 17.6 billion won. Police traced…
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Turkey Traced TL17.75 Billion in Illegal Betting Accounts – The Scale of What It Found Is the Story
The Interior Ministry of Turkey confirmed money transactions of TL17.75 billion through bank accounts associated with 177 suspects in a coordinated raid…
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Conservative Campaign Chief and His Wife Plead Guilty in UK Election Betting Scandal
Anthony Lee placed 60 successful bets totalling £1,549, with potential winnings of £15,000; he then passed the confidential election date to his…
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Malta Court Freezes Aviator Studio Across the EU, and Spribe’s Legal Fight Is Only Getting Started
Malta's First Hall of the Civil Court issued a provisional ex parte order on 1 September 2026 against Aviator Studio Limited, Aviator…
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Ethiopia Arrested 38 Betting Firms – They Had No Licences to Begin With
Ethiopian authorities arrested the owners of 38 betting enterprises and froze their accounts as part of a sweeping crackdown across seven sectors.…
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Brazil Raided Flutter’s NSX Group – The Curaçao Question Is Bigger Than One Company
Brazilian authorities froze R$191 million in assets tied to NSX Group and launched 11 tax proceedings seeking a potential BRL 300 million…
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Ontario Hits Slot Supplier with $70K Fine After Banned Feature Ran Live for Months
The AGCO issued Booming Games (Malta) a CA$70,000 fine on 20 August 2026 for deploying a prohibited auto-play function in several slots…
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Florida Seizes 60 Illegal Slot Machines From Cape Coral Bingo Hall
The Florida Gaming Control Commission and Cape Coral Police Department have seized 60 illegal slot machines from Uptown Bingo in Cape Coral.…
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A State Casino’s Name Was Stolen to Run a $55 Million Illegal Gambling Ring
There were 58 suspects in total, one Russian suspect was included who is believed to be the leader of operations in Korea…
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Everton Forward Martin Sherif Charged Over Alleged Football Betting Breaches
Everton forward Martin Sherif has been charged with breaching Football Association betting rules after allegedly placing 61 bets on football matches between…
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41 Thai Gambling Employees Repatriated by Laos – The Pay Stubs Show How Such Schemes Function
The Lao authorities transferred 30 women and 11 men to Thai authorities in Nong Khai on 10 August following their arrest for…
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Gambling With Lives Affected By Cyberattack On Beacon CRM Platform
Gambling with Lives has confirmed that its information was compromised in a cyberattack affecting third-party CRM provider Beacon. Chair of trustees Charles…
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Gold Bars, Money and 16 Criminal Machines – The Biggest Gambling Raids in South Yorkshire
Over £110,000 in cash and gold, plus 16 illegal betting terminals, were seized from venues in Sheffield and Doncaster during raids on…
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Bristol Casino Raid: Inside the Arrest of Two Individuals for Illegal Gambling
There was an operation conducted by Police, the Gambling Commission, and SWROCU at premises at Lower College Street, Bristol on 10 July…
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Turkey’s Interior Minister Labels Illegal Betting a National Security Threat as $40bn Black Market Fuels Crypto Laundering
Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi claims that illegal gambling drains the country of $40 billion per year and has transitioned from being…
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Italian Authorities Shut Down Illegal Betting Centres in Sicily as Reform Stalemate Deepens
ADM and Guardia di Finanza inspected 14 venues across Agrigento, shutting two illegal betting centres and imposing fines exceeding €20,000. Seized terminals…
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Trump’s Teleprompter Man Was Betting on the President’s Words While Setting Up His Script
Teleprompter operator for Mr. Trump since 2016, Gabriel Perez, is negotiating his settlement with CFTC after earning over $100,000 from Trump's speeches…
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Brazil’s Child Court Shut Down Three Betting Platforms, and Getting Them Back Won’t Be Simple
Meta Title Brazil Shuts Down 3 Betting Sites Over Child Safety Rules Key Points On 14 July 2026, the Childhood and Youth…
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