35 Rounded Up in Hawaii as Authorities Raid Underground Card Rooms

35 Rounded Up in Hawaii as Authorities Raid Underground Card Rooms

Hawaiian police have shuttered various illegal poker rooms in Oahu and arrested 35 individuals Monday.  More arrests are anticipated.

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Professional Sports Bettor Billy Walters Ordered to Forfeit $25.4 Million

Professional Sports Bettor Billy Walters Ordered to Forfeit $25.4 Million

Money was traced to his “illegal insider-trading gains”

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Black Friday US Attorney Fired by Trump Joins CNN as Analyst

Black Friday US Attorney Fired by Trump Joins CNN as Analyst

Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara is joining CNN as a senior legal analyst, a CNN spokesman revealed this past week

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Ethereum Hacker Gives Back $3 Million

Ethereum Hacker Gives Back $3 Million

Vice Media features a report on an alleged Ethereum hacker who reportedly returned some $3 million and nobody can quite understand why.

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DUI Arrest Nabs 12 Others, Including Mob Boss Tied to Global Fraud Scheme

DUI Arrest Nabs 12 Others, Including Mob Boss Tied to Global Fraud Scheme

The DUI arrest of a Toronto man has ultimately led to the detention of twelve others in what Canadian authorities are calling a “high value fraud ring”.  

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Billiard Hall Charged With Teaching Youths How to Play Poker

Billiard Hall Charged With Teaching Youths How to Play Poker

Sharky’s Arcade and Billiard Hall in McClure, PA has been cited for teaching youngsters how to play the game of poker.

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Gambling-Addicted Designer Jailed for 6 Years

Gambling-Addicted Designer Jailed for 6 Years

A gambling-addicted fashion designer is accused of duping investors with a fake tickets scam to the Oscars with the guarantee of meeting actress Julia Roberts.

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Casino Guard Shot During Armed Robbery Did Not Have a Weapon

Casino Guard Shot During Armed Robbery Did Not Have a Weapon

Authorities say a security guard who was shot and wounded during an armed robbery at a casino did not have a weapon.

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Casino Robbers Captured: Wanted to Use Money to Buy Meth in CA

Casino Robbers Captured: Wanted to Use Money to Buy Meth in CA

A pair of casino robbers have been taken into custody. 

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Radio Host Quits After Allegations of Cheating Investors to Pay Off Gambling Debts

Radio Host Quits After Allegations of Cheating Investors to Pay Off Gambling Debts

In a statement, he said "unfounded legal issues currently plaguing me will only be a distraction to everyone at WFAN and the show I helped build."

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Woman Charged in Casino Fake Cash Case to Face Trial in October

Woman Charged in Casino Fake Cash Case to Face Trial in October

An October trial has been scheduled for one of three people accused of trying to pass counterfeit cash at Sioux City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

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Man Ordered to Pay Back Money Stolen From Gambling Pal He Dismembered

Man Ordered to Pay Back Money Stolen From Gambling Pal He Dismembered

Professional fraudster brutally murdered gambling buddy then dismembered and burned body

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Feds: WFAN host Ran Ticket Ponzi Scheme to Pay Gambling Debts

Feds: WFAN host Craig Carton Ran Ticket Ponzi Scheme to Pay Gambling Debts

A popular radio host is accused of running a ponzi scheme involving ticket sale fraud all in an effort to help pay off gambling debts. 

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Police Arrest Man Accused of Attacking Woman in Casino

Police Arrest Man Accused of Attacking Woman in Casino

NYC police have arrested a man for a vicious attack in Queens that took place in mid-August. 

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‘Pregnant Cat Loving’ Bronx Mobster Orders Cohorts to Bust Panhandler’s Knees

It may sound horrible but residents of a Bronx neighborhood have praised a mobster who ordered a local panhandler’s knees be broken.  Say what?

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Woman Shoots Man Dead at Casino After Attempted Armed Robbery

Woman Shoots Man Dead at Casino After Attempted Armed Robbery

A suspect in an attempted robbery of an armored car in front the Hon-Dah Casino outside of Phoenix, Arizona was shot dead.

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Priest Uploaded Child Porn to ‘Get Revenge on God’ for Poker Losses

Priest Uploaded Child Porn to ‘Get Revenge on God’ for Poker Losses

Kevin Gugliotta, 55, initially charged with 40 counts of child porn

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Vegas Officer Arraigned for Manslaughter in Chokehold Death

Vegas Officer Arraigned on Manslaughter Charge in Chokehold Death

A suspended police officer has been arraigned on a manslaughter charge in the chokehold death last May of an unarmed man he chased out of a Las Vegas Strip casino.

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‘Operation Shark Bait’: Gambino-Tied Bookie Pleads Guilty to a Usury Charge

‘Operation Shark Bait’: Gambino-Tied Bookie Pleads Guilty to a Usury Charge

Joseph Tommasino, 52, of Staten Island, New York, has plead guilty to a usury charge.

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Deputy Gets 15 Months for Extortion in Illegal Gambling Case

A former sheriff’s deputy in West Texas must serve 15 months in prison for extorting money from illegal gambling operations and tipping the businesses off to investigations.

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Attorney Who Tried to Kill Handicapper Violates Parole, May Go Back to Prison

Attorney Who Tried to Kill Handicapper Violates Parole, May Go Back to Prison

In another Gambling911.com World Exclusive, intrepid reporter Thomas Somach learns enraged neighbor still wants a piece of capper

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Hammer-Wielding Gambling Addict Goes on Rampage at Bookmakers

Hammer-Wielding Gambling Addict Goes on Rampage at Bookmakers

“I’m sick of losing money!” the distressed gambler shouted while destroying the fixed odds terminals. 

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Gambling Addicted Newspaper Publisher Arrested in Matter Tied to Mobster Bagel Shop ‘Sex Assault’

Newspaper Publisher Arrested in Matter Tied to Mobster Bagel Shop ‘Sex Assault’

Publisher tried to intimidate the father of accuser

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Lawmaker Pleads Guilty in Case Linked to Illegal Gambling

Lawmaker Pleads Guilty in Case Linked to Illegal Gambling

A lawmaker accused of using his political influence to benefit an illegal gambling ring pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor charges.

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Crown Casino Boss to be Released From Chinese Prison

Crown Casino Boss to be Released From Chinese Prison

Crown Resorts’ head of VIP operations, Jason O’Connor, was set to be released from a Shanghai, China prison following a 10-month sentence for promotion of gambling. 

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Stabbing at Vegas Strip Casino Leaves One Man in Critical Condition

Stabbing at Vegas Strip Casino Leaves One Man in Critical Condition

A transient man has been taken into custody after stabbing a security guard on the casino floor at the Las Vegas Strip Palazzo Casino. 

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Casino, Soccer Team Sanction by US for Alleged Ties to Drug Trafficking

Casino, Soccer Team Sanction by US for Alleged Ties to Drug Trafficking

Legendary Mexican soccer player Rafael Marquez Alvarez and a well-known band leader are among 22 people sanctioned for alleged ties to a drug trafficking organization

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Vegas Casino Attempted Robbery Suspect Blames Gambling Losses

Vegas Casino Attempted Robbery Suspect Blames Gambling Losses

A man who attempted but failed to rob an off-Strip casino cashier’s cage says he lost $5000 while gambling.

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Reno Police Seek Casino Shooting Suspect: Vegas Naked Gunman Shot

Reno Police Still Searching for Casino Shooting Suspect: Vegas Naked Gunman Shot

Reno police are searching for a suspect in a shooting over the weekend at a casino south of downtown.

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Businessman Cleared for His Role in Running Poker Games From Villa

Businessman Cleared for His Role in Running Poker Games From Villa

A 55-year-old Iranian businessman has been acquitted of running a gambling den that hosted high stakes poker games from his villa in Dubai. 

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