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US Will Bet $1.8B on World Cup (But Not on Qatar Vs Ecuador)
Some 20.5 million people from the US are expected to place at least one bet on the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off Sunday. That’s 8% of the adult population. The American Gaming Association (AGA) predicts that those eight-percenters will fork out...
World Cup-Snubbed Ivan Toney Charged with 232 Betting Violations
English Premier League striker Ivan Toney has been charged by the English Football Association with misconduct in relation to 232 alleged betting-rule violations. There's no suggestion the striker ever bet against his own team or on a game he was involved in....
Former Mashpee Chair Cedric Cromwell Sentenced for Casino Bribes
A federal judge in Boston has sentenced former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe chair Cedric Cromwell to three years in prison for accepting bribes. Also sentenced Thursday was David DeQuattro, owner of Rhode Island-based RGB Architects. He was convicted in May on one count...
Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Heist: Suspect in ‘Evaporated’ $13M Detained
South Korean authorities have detained and reluctantly released a major suspect in the 2021 robbery of Landing International’s Jeju Shinhwa World casino on the island resort of Jeju. A Chinese national, identified only by Korean media by his last name “Wu,” or...
River Rock Casino Loan Shark Killer Wants Time Off for Good Behavior
In British Columbia, a “model prisoner” serving a 25-year sentence for the abduction and murder of a River Rock Casino loan shark is hoping for early parole, Canada’s Global News reports. Chu Ming Feng was convicted in 2009 of the first-degree murder...
Chelsea Favorite to Sign Ronaldo After Shock ‘No Respect’ Piers Morgan Interview
Chelsea is the strong favorite to sign Cristiano Ronaldo in the January transfer window. That’s after an interview the soccer megastar gave to British broadcaster Piers Morgan that has made his position at Manchester United untenable. Ronaldo told Morgan that he felt...
Suncity Took $920M in Illegal Proxy Bets, Macau Cops Tell Court
Defunct Macau mega-junket Suncity generated US$920 million in illegal proxy bets between August 2017 and June 2020, according to the gambling hub’s judiciary police. That’s despite its on-trial former boss, Alvin Chau, telling a Macau court his company got out of the...
LeoVegas ‘Manager’ Arrested for Insider Trading On $600M MGM Takeover
A “high-ranking” manager at online casino giant LeoVegas and two other individuals have been arrested in Stockholm on suspicion of insider trading, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports The manager is suspected of leaking privileged information about MGM Resorts International’s $600 million acquisition of...
Australian Football Umpire Arrested for Suspicious Bets on Fair Play Award
An Australian Football League (AFL) umpire is among four people arrested for possible corruption, ironically in relation to an award designed to honor fair play and sportsmanship. The AFL is the professional league for Australian rules football. Its Brownlow Medal is the...
Blackjack, Craps Now Legal in Paris Gaming Clubs
Blackjack and craps are now authorized in Paris. That’s Paris France, the City of Light, not Paris Las Vegas, where such things have not only been authorized, but positively encouraged for decades. Last week, the French capital’s seven gaming clubs got the...
