Tag: Crime
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is first to plead guilty in sports gambling sweep
NEW YORK (AP) — A hot hand on the hardwood, former NBA player Damon Jones once proclaimed himself “the best shooter in the world.” As an... more
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to plead guilty in gambling sweep
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling... more
US sanctions two Mexican casinos and three persons over alleged cartel links
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued sanctions against three individuals and two casinos for their alleged... more
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


