Category: World
Thai Police Bust Female Masterminds Behind Illegal Online Gambling Sites, Netting $1.6m
Financial masterminds Thailand’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) has announced the arrest of two female financial masterminds behind a prominent pair of illegal online betting websites. The TCSD on Monday provided details of operation Zero Bet, which culminated in a raid on a four-story commercial property in Nothanburi’s Bang Kruai district. A Nonthaburi Provincial Court…
Read MoreUKGC to Start Six-Month Trial of Controversial Affordability Checks
The latest plan The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is launching a six-month test period of controversial affordability checks on gamblers. It says it will abandon its plans if the pilot period isn’t frictionless for the vast majority of people who undergo checks. Many people have questioned the merits of these controls, with over 100,000 people…
Read MoreThe Unrivaled Malta Poker Festival Spring Edition 2024
Summoned to the office Ivonne Montealegre is, in her own words, “a passionate woman” who pours her heart and soul into every edition of the Malta Poker Festival. She is also a formidable person who takes no prisoners, so when I was ushered into her office last Friday, it felt a bit like I was…
Read MoreUKGC to Meet With Soccer Officials as Bettors Express Anger Over Inaccurate Stats Reporting
Getting to the bottom of the issue The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will meet with key officials in the region’s soccer industry over concerns about inaccuracies when reporting statistics from games. wagers were wrongly classified as unsuccessful Some bettors have complained that their wagers were wrongly classified as unsuccessful by the operator due to the…
Read MoreGrandmother Stole AU$4m From Family Business to Fund Gambling Addiction
Major fraud A grandmother in Australia will spend at least three years in prison after stealing AU$4m (US$2.6m) from a family business, using the money to fund her gambling addiction and to go on cruises. Meree Wilson pleaded guilty to the charges of theft and was sentenced by the County Court of Victoria. The 68-year-old…
Read MoreF1 – More of the Same in 2024 but All Change for 2025
No end in sight for Red Bull dominance Only six F1 weekends have been completed in 2024 out of a scheduled 24 but already it has an all-too familiar look. Red Bull continues to dominate, Mercedes continues to disappoint, while the rest squabble like rats in a sack for either second place or to be…
Read MoreNew Zealand Horse Trainer Tried to Hide NZ$2m in Betting When Declaring Bankruptcy
Brought to justice Well-known horse trainer Mitchell Kerr failed to disclose over NZ$2m (US$1.2m) in gambling expenditure when declaring bankruptcy and will now serve five months in home detention. He bet on dog and horse races, with the actual losses reaching approximately NZ$950,000 (US$564,775). buried important information and misled officials The Christchurch District Court found…
Read MoreEffort to Exempt Charities From Ad Ban Defeated as Irish Lawmakers Debate New Gambling Bill
Defeated amendments An attempt by Ireland’s government to exempt charities from the nation’s Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 has been defeated. lost 69 votes to 55 and 68 votes to 66 On Wednesday, politicians debated the issue in the Dáil, the lower house of the Irish legislature. Two amendments to leave charities out of the TV…
Read MoreOttawa Man Shot and Killed at Neighborhood Poker Game
Fatal shooting A 53-year-old man has been shot dead in a quiet neighborhood in Canada after a poker game went wrong. Kevin Willington, an award-winning coach and prominent member of Ottawa’s badminton community, died at the scene. Ottawa police responded to a call around 9:20pm Friday where they discovered Willington. Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs…
Read MoreWhat Are the Odds? Beau Greaves Stuns Darts World With Perfect Tournament
Brave new world of darts Darts is one of those sports where the standard just keeps on rising. Even when it seems impossible for the sport’s elite to take it to another level, they find a way. The darts world of today is a very different beast to the one inhabited in the 1980s by…
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