Twelve Public Transport Drivers Arrested for Illegal Online Gambling at PITX

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Twelve public transport drivers have been arrested in Paranaque City for alleged illegal participation in online gambling activities during a joint operation by multiple law enforcement agencies. According to the Southern Police District, the suspects included taxi drivers, a ride-hailing driver, a modern jeepney conductor, and a jeepney operator. The individuals, aged between 35 and […]

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Vbet.nl Removed from Google, Fraudulent Fake Site at #1

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Typing “Vbet” into Google should fetch the legal Dutch casino, but the authentic vbet.nl never pops up. A counterfeit website now occupies the top spot, hijacking the Vbet logo and name, and redirecting anyone searching to an unauthorized casino in the Netherlands. Landing on this clone site tricks visitors with familiar branding, but buttons marked […]

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Norsk Tipping CEO Resigns Following Eurojackpot Error

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Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen has officially resigned in the wake of a major scandal involving the company’s Eurojackpot lottery. The resignation was supported unanimously by the Board of Directors, following a serious error that led to thousands of Norwegians being wrongly informed of massive lottery winnings. Sagstuen, who assumed the role of CEO in […]

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Malik Beasley Under Federal Investigation for Alleged Gambling Ties

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NBA shooting guard Malik Beasley is currently under investigation by the Eastern District of New York Attorney’s Office over alleged gambling activities in connection to NBA games. The investigation focuses on the 2023-24 season, when Beasley was a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. Sources familiar with the matter say federal authorities are examining betting patterns […]

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Fuji TV Staffer Nabbed for Purported Online Gambling

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Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department flipped the script on Monday by arresting a Fuji Television Network employee over online gambling activity. In a twist fit for television, Yoshitaka Suzuki, who manages planning for Fuji TV’s variety shows, was accused of betting on the Eldoah Casino site, playing rounds of baccarat from his smartphone, with transactions spanning […]

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BlueNoroff Hackers Use Zoom App to Launch Infostealer Malware in Targeted Attacks

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The Field Effect Analysis team identified a targeted scam associated with BlueNoroff, a North Korean hacker subgroup. A known Canadian gambling company was caught in this scheme, which employed trusted identity verification methods and Zoom. BlueNoroff’s sophisticated method included fake domains such as zoom-tech[.]us to target the victim during a meeting about cryptocurrency. Attackers claimed […]

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JO1’s Shion Tsurubo Under Investigation for Illegal Online Gambling

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JO1 member Shion Tsurubo is currently under investigation by Japanese authorities on suspicion of illegal online gambling. The 24-year-old idol allegedly placed around ¥15 million in bets over nine months on the offshore gambling platform K8, losing nearly half of the amount in the process. Though K8 is legally registered overseas, gambling is strictly prohibited […]

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Two Cambodian Men Arrested With THB1 Million in Online Gambling Crackdown

Two Cambodian men were caught withdrawing large sums using multiple ATM cards and arrested at an ATM in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province on Sunday, June 8. The arrest was made by officers from the Central Investigation Bureau and the Crime Suppression Division, acting on a tip regarding suspicious activity linked to illegal online gambling.  […]

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Nine Arrested Over Online Casino Tied to Caribbean Operations

Yokohama Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested nine individuals on June 5 for allegedly operating an illegal online casino targeting Japanese users. The casino, located in Curacao in the Dutch Caribbean, reportedly offered online slots and other betting games through the website, Konibet.  One of the culprits was Yoshinori Kurata, a 42-year-old company executive from Tokyo’s Chuo […]

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