Sara Jacqueline King, a Californian attorney, led a double life as a high rolling gambling superstar in Las Vegas. She spent almost two years living high off the hog in one of Wynn’s VIP suites, which is set aside for high rollers who drop at least $300,000 a day. Yet under that mask of success […]

Indonesian police have busted a massive online gambling-linked money laundering scheme worth Rp530 billion ($32 million). The operation, which has been running for years, was uncovered by the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police (Bareskrim) and revealed the complex web of financial transactions, shell companies and digital tools used to hide illegal proceeds. Two […]

According to estimates by the NPA, Japanese users spend a total of 1.24 trillion yen (around $8.6 billion) annually on gambling operator websites. This amounts to approximately $2,552 per active player. Market analysis shows that the 40 largest online casinos and sportsbooks operating in Japan are licensed offshore and are registered in corresponding offshore jurisdictions. […]

Kalshi Goes Head-to-Head with Maryland as the High-Stakes Legal Showdown Over Prediction Markets Intensifies In a significant escalation of the ongoing legal and regulatory battle between state authorities and prediction market operators, Kalshi, a New York-based financial technology company, has filed a lawsuit against Maryland’s Lottery and Gaming Regulator. The lawsuit, lodged in the United […]

In the booming world of online sweepstakes gaming, legal storm clouds are gathering. At the center of the latest brewing battle is Canadian tech firm Blazesoft Ltd., a fast-growing operator behind some of the internet’s most recognizable social casino brands: Fortune Coins, Zula Casino, and Sportzino. What once seemed like a clever workaround to America’s […]

   As a result of a cyberattack by North Korean hackers in February this year, crypto exchange Bybit lost approximately $1.46 billion worth of ETH (8% of Bybit’s total reserves).    Bybit CEO Ben Zhou wrote on social media platform X that as of today, only 3.84% of the stolen amount has been frozen. The […]

The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is taking a strong stance against illegal gambling operations. They recently fined Winbet NV for offering online gambling to Dutch players without a license. Winbet offered access through four websites: galaxyspins.com, winnercasino1.bet, superb1.bet, and doctorspins.com. The fine for Winbet matches a previous case and amounts to a hefty €280,000 per […]

A prominent Thai boxer, known as Sutthiwat, has been apprehended for promoting illegal online casinos on his Facebook page. The 30-year-old athlete, with a following of approximately 440,000, reportedly earned 1,500 Thai baht (roughly $45) for each post endorsing these gambling sites. Law enforcement agencies have been monitoring Sutthiwat’s social media activity for an extended […]

The Brazilian government is set to take a significant step in combating illegal gambling operations by blocking transfers to these operators through the Pix system. The Ministry of Finance has established a dedicated team to monitor and prevent such transactions, aiming to curb the widespread use of Pix for payments to online casinos and sportsbooks. […]

The arrest of the CEO of Esportes da Sorte, one of Brazil’s largest betting companies, has sent shockwaves through the industry. The CEO initially surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was issued. Strangely, Esportes da Sorte was not on the list of operators applying for a gambling license in Brazil. This, coupled with the […]