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Ex-Alabama Baseball Coach in Betting Storm Gets De Facto Ban
Former University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon has been handed a 15-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA after providing insider information to an acquaintance for betting purposes. That means any college that wants to...
Triad Casino ‘Warlords’ Turned Over to China by Myanmar Junta
Myanmar’s military junta has handed three triad warlords over to Chinese authorities, the BBC reports. Until recently, Bai Suocheng, Wei Chaoren, and Liu Zhengxiang ran the city of Laukkaing in Myanmar’s semi-lawless Shan State as...
Colombo Underboss ‘The Claw’ Gets Leniency for Union Shakedown
A federal judge in Brooklyn opted to go easy on an alleged Colombo crime family underboss and former illegal gambling kingpin because of his ill health. In July, Benjamin “The Claw” Castellazzo, 86, pleaded guilty...
Casino Worker Told ‘Terror Squad’ to Target Gambler in Home Invasion
A gang member accused of murdering a casino customer during a chilling home invasion was tipped off about the victim’s winnings by an ex-member of the casino’s staff, Sask Today reports. That’s according to an...
Iowa College Athletes in Gambling Scandal Snared by ‘Warrentless Searches’
Evidence that led to 41 Iowa college athletes being accused of gambling violations was allegedly obtained by warrantless searches conducted by a special agent with the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). That’s according to...
Macau Casino Scam Doctored Gaming Chips, Inflated Value Tenfold
An unnamed Macau casino has taken an approximate US$200K hit after scammers were able to tamper with gaming chips to alter their denominations. Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) said Tuesday the scheme involved the modification of...
Nebraska Gaming Board Spent $30K on Semi-Automatic Weapons
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC) spent $30,351 on semi-automatic rifles for its 10 investigators, The Lincoln Journal Star reports. The purchase has raised eyebrows in Lincoln, the state capital. Some lawmakers have questioned...
Oakland Gambling Den Guard Linked to Unsolved Homicide Cases
Oakland police have linked a gun found in the possession of a security guard at an underground casino to an unsolved homicide in the city, the East Bay Times reports. They also believe the guard,...
Kindred Group Verges on $2.7B Takeover by French Lottery Giant FDJ
Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ.PA), the French national lottery operator, has made a US$2.67 billion move for Stockholm-listed online gambling giant Kindred Group (KIND SDB). On Monday morning, Kindred’s board of directors said in a statement...
New Nebraska Casino Proposed, But Gaming Expansion Under Threat
The list of operators eager to get themselves a future piece of Nebraska’s casino market is swelling. On Friday, representatives of a new hopeful, KRG Investment Group, briefed the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC)...
