Tag: Illegal Gambling

09/11/26 2:37 PM

Pennsylvania: Authorities release skill games guidance ahead of deadline

  • Chris Sieroty — Managing Editor, CDC Gaming
The Pennsylvania State Police are warning businesses with skill games to remove them or their machines could be seized next month, as a... more
09/09/26 5:25 PM

FATF warns of AML risks from land-based casinos, online gaming

    Online-gaming platforms are increasingly used for money laundering and terrorist funding, as the spread of unlicensed and offshore... more
    09/03/26 3:09 PM

    Bill Simmons under review in Massachusetts for proxy betting

    • Chris Sieroty — Managing Editor, CDC Gaming
    Bill Simmons, a sports podcaster, is being investigated by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) after he admitted on a recent episode... more
    09/03/26 2:49 PM

    Florida gaming regulator continues slot machine crackdown

    • Chris Sieroty — Managing Editor, CDC Gaming
    Efforts to crack down on illegal gambling continue in Florida, as the state Gaming Control Commission’s top enforcement official admitted... more
    08/17/26 7:45 PM

    Florida: Gaming regulator seizes 60 machines at illegal bingo establishment

    • Rege Behe — Lead Contributor, CDC Gaming
    The Florida Gaming Control Commission, in partnership with the Cape Coral Police Department, announced on Monday the seizure of 60 illegal... more
    07/09/26 3:47 PM

    Venetian Las Vegas to pay $7.2 million fine over dealings with Black Book bookmaker

    • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
    The Venetian Las Vegas has agreed to pay a $7.2 million fine for its dealings with illegal bookmaker Matthew Bowyer. The Venetian is the... more
    06/29/26 2:43 PM

    Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandal

    • Ed White, Associated Press
    Former NBA player Malik Beasley has been indicted in the government’s sprawling investigation of illicit gambling on basketball games,... more
    06/25/26 8:09 AM

    A most-wanted roulette cheat extradited to face felony gaming charges in Nevada

    • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
    The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced late Wednesday that its enforcement agents have extradited a most-wanted roulette cheat on felony... more
    06/15/26 7:51 PM

    SBC Americas: Regulators ramp up efforts to combat illegal markets

    • Rege Behe — Lead Contributor, CDC Gaming
    Carl Herold’s job used to be a lot easier. As Florida Gaming Control Commission Director of Law Enforcement, Herold directed his charges to... more
    06/10/26 10:14 PM

    Michigan Gaming Control Board raids business in Adrian, 52 illegal gambling machines seized

    • CDC Gaming
    State investigators executed a search warrant at Games 4 U, 2984 Treat Hwy., Unit C, Adrian, on June 4, following a joint investigation by... more