Tag: Crime
Former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games ensnared 26 people, including more than... more
Nevada regulators have harsh words for illegal bookie Bowyer as he is recommended for the Black Book
Mathew Bowyer, the convicted bookie for baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s now-imprisoned interpreter, has been recommended to be permanently... more
Florida Gaming Control Commission shuts down three illegal gambling locations
Calvin Coolidge lives again. The name of the 30th president was used as a code name for a recent operation conducted by the Florida Gaming... more
Florida: Florida Gaming Control Commision, with help from Homeland Security and IRS, seizes illegal machines
The Florida Gaming Control Commission recently assisted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the... more
Michigan: Man sentenced to running illegal gambling operation
The Michigan Gaming Control Board on Thursday announced the sentencing of a man involved in an illegal gambling operation at Pfeffer’s... more
NBA’s Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to sports betting charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat player Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in... more
Football players, officials arrested as part of probe into Turkey’s betting scandal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Prosecutors in Istanbul on Friday issued arrest warrants for dozens of soccer players and officials in relation to a... more
Maryland: 1 dead after shooting at MGM National Harbor, police say
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — One man was killed and another injured in a shooting at a food court at MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in the... more
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty Monday to... more
Unregulated gambling operator Pace-O-Matic found liable for convenience store attendant robbery-murder
Pace-O-Matic, an unregulated gambling company operating in the “skill” gambling industry, and manufacturing partner Miele... more


