Illegal gambling increases the shadow economy, money laundering, human trafficking, drug dealing, and arms trading, said Deputy Minister of Interior Filip Popov at a roundtable talk. Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov led the meeting, where people from the Ministry of Interior, the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP), the National Revenue Agency (NRA), sociologists, […]

Flutter Entertainment has completed its acquisition of a 56% stake in NSX Group, the Brazilian operator behind Betnacional. This deal is worth around $350 million in cash, representing a move into one of Latin America’s most promising markets. Furthermore, it aligns with Flutter’s strategy of securing leadership in attractive international markets. With over 200 million […]

The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has sentenced former Mansion Group CEO Karel Mañasco to 12 months in prison for contempt of court. This follows a series of violations involving court orders, financial undertakings, and sworn testimony. In the verdict delivered by Chief Justice Dudley earlier this week, Mañasco was found guilty on multiple counts of […]

Authorities in Pattaya detained a broker linked to a network running online gambling. This person allegedly took funds from the abbot of Wat Rai Khing. The arrest happened as part of a larger investigation about financial crimes. Wat Rai Khing’s abbot, named Phra Dhammawachiranuwat (Yaem Kittindharo), faces allegations of embezzlement. The claim says he took […]

Police in Indonesia have confiscated over $32 million worth of assets from two businessmen. The authorities cite illegal internet gaming as the origin of the money. Commissioner-General Wahyu Widada of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency stated that officers froze $16 million in cash. The operation also resulted in the seizure of four vehicles and […]

The Indonesian government stepped up efforts to shut down illegal gambling sites. Jakarta Police last week linked and subsequently arrested individuals connected with the TAHU69 gambling site. Jakarta Globe said that two individuals, 29-year-old Obed and 28-year-old Alfredo, were arrested by the police. They were apprehended from a residential complex and a commercial complex. Obed […]

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has sent formal notifications to 33 financial and payment institutions that processed transactions with unauthorised betting platforms. This is one of the biggest enforcement actions since the country’s new gambling regulation came into effect this year. The SPA gave these institutions 10 days to respond to the notifications. […]

Internet service providers were told by ACMA to stop access to more illegal gambling sites. It is the newest in a line of actions taken to prevent Australians from using illegal digital gambling sites. Crown Slots and Billy Billion were the latest sites to be blocked after ACMA found they were operating without an Australian […]

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 […]