Tag: crime
Arrest warrant issued for Philippine mayor over POGO ties
1 December 2025 at 7:50am UTC-5
A city court in the Philippines has issued an arrest warrant for Jaime Capil, the Mayor of Porac, Pampanga, over graft charges linked to a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator ...
India seeks help from six countries on its igaming crackdown
1 December 2025 at 7:27am UTC-5
India’s financial crime unit, the Enforcement Directorate, says it will initiate letters of request to authorities in the US, Singapore, Dubai, the UAE, the Netherlands, and ...
South Korea now arresting gang members for illegal igaming and cybercrime more often than other crimes
1 December 2025 at 7:15am UTC-5
The Korean National Police Agency has reported that, for the first time, Korean gang members are being arrested more for online scams, including illegal igaming, rather than for ...
Brazilian police take down illegal gambling operation impersonating lottery
28 November 2025 at 7:41am UTC-5
The Brazilian federal police force has targeted a criminal network operating an illicit website claiming to offer lotteries run by banking institution Caixa Econômica Federal, in ...
NBA seeks player phone records amid gambling probe
17 November 2025 at 7:46am UTC-5
The NBA has requested cell phones, documents, and other materials from multiple teams as part of its investigation into illegal sports betting.
According to a report from The ...
New Jersey charges 14 in connection with organized crime sports betting ring
17 November 2025 at 7:31am UTC-5
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, with the Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police, has announced that 14 people have been charged for their roles ...
Thailand approves extradition of illegal gambling operator She Zhijiang to China
11 November 2025 at 7:58am UTC-5
Chinese gambling tycoon She Zhijiang is set to be extradited to China after a Thai court of appeals upheld a lower court’s decision from May 2024, according to News 5.
She, a ...
Underage online gambling rising in Japan
11 November 2025 at 6:18am UTC-5
A rising number of minors, including high school students, are gambling online in Japan, with reports of underage individuals turning to fraud to feed their addiction ...
Two Major League Baseball players charged in pitch-fixing case
10 November 2025 at 7:54am UTC-5
Two Major League Baseball players have been indicted over an alleged scheme to rig pitches in a sports betting fraud worth more than US$460,000.
Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and ...
South Korean police bust $15 million illegal gambling rings run from converted internet cafés
28 October 2025 at 7:46am UTC-4
South Korean police in the city of Jeju have dismantled an organized crime network running illegal online gambling operations aimed at teenagers and seafarers.
According to the ...
