Tag: Crime

01/17/25 3:00 PM

Michigan: Jury convicts man in bold scheme to steal $700,000 from casino

  • Ed White, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) – A Chicago man has been convicted in the theft of $700,000 from a Michigan casino, a brazen scheme in which an employee... more
01/13/25 3:30 PM

Michigan Gaming Control Board announces sentences of two for running an illegal casino

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The Michigan Gaming Control Board Monday announced the sentencing of two people involved in operating Cellular Bank, a storefront casino... more
12/19/24 10:03 PM

Scott Sibella speaks in his defense at his Nevada Gaming Commission license revocation

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Saying he’s lived through a nightmare and is considered a pariah, abandoned by friends and colleagues, Scott Sibella cast blame on MGM... more
11/18/24 7:44 PM

Michigan: Five plead guilty to running illegal gambling operation

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) and the Michigan Department of Attorney General Monday announced that five individuals recently... more
10/31/24 9:06 PM

Second gambler pleads guilty in Jontay Porter NBA match-fixing scheme

  • Associated Press
A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter’s NBA career. With... more
10/02/24 8:03 PM

Man pleads guilty in betting scheme that ensnared ex-NBA player Jontay Porter

  • Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A gambler pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scandal that got NBA player Jontay Porter kicked out of the league... more
08/10/24 12:10 PM

Bookie in Mizuhara case pleads guilty to running illegal gambling business in California and Las Vegas

  • Amy Taxin and Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani pleaded... more
08/01/24 3:44 PM

Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter

  • Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei... more
07/24/24 8:36 PM

Pennsylvania adds seven individuals to igaming involuntary exclusion list

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday approved recommendations by its Office of Enforcement Counsel to put seven individuals on... more
07/10/24 4:24 PM

Indiana: Former lawmaker accused of pushing casino bill in exchange for a job gets a year in prison

  • Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Indiana lawmaker accused of pushing a bill favoring a casino company in... more