07/25/16 Illegal UnionPay transactions in Macau reach €239 million in 2016 Authorities are reporting that the number of unauthorised transactions using cards from the mainland China’s bank has almost doubled in the first half of 2016.
07/21/16 Valve sent Cease and Desist Letter to 23 Counter-Strike gambling sites The letter demands the gambling sites to change practices in the next 10 days or Valve will “pursue all available remedies including without limitation terminating your accounts.”
07/21/16 Miami Beach filed legal brief opposing casino The measure came as a response to Genting Group’s long-running attempt to to open a casino in downtown Miami.
07/19/16 India is one step closer to legalising sports betting India’s Supreme Court has ordered sweeping reforms inside the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), opening the door for the possibility of a legalised sports betting industry in the country.
07/19/16 Police tackles illegal gambling rise in California Over the past three years, police forces have raided more than a dozen gambling houses run by gangs in Vietnamese neighbourhoods in Orange County.
07/19/16 Thousands arrested in 11 countries over Euro 2016 illegal gambling Coordinated raids were carried out across eleven different countries during Euro 2016 in one of the largest international police operations against illegal gambling in Asia.
07/12/16 Federal judge dismisses MGM’s lawsuit opposing Connecticut casino MGM Resorts International sought to block facility in Connecticut arguing that the state conspired with the tribes to keep out potential competitors.
07/11/16 MGM declares war to tribal casino project MGM Resorts International steps up its opposition to a proposed tribal casino project in Connecticut.
07/11/16 Florida Supreme Court to hear arguments on gambling expansion The Court will hear arguments on a proposed ballot initiative to make it harder to expand gambling in the state, whilst pari-mutuel facilities contend that the measure should be kept off the 2018 ballot.
07/06/16 Major Union backs AC’s strike The most extensive organisation for employees’ representation promoted a petition against Taj Mahal casino.
07/01/16 US$ 1 billion illegal online sports gambling ring busted Brooklyn prosecutors dismantled the California-based ring, allegedly lead by Gordon Mitchnick.
07/01/16 UBet guilty of illegal advertising in the NSW Sports betting agency UBet has been convicted for illegal advertising that promoted alcohol consumption whilst gambling and offering inducements.
06/30/16 Bet365 may face legal action from a customer Bet365’s customer has struggled for two months to have her £54,000 (US$ 72,524.70) account balance transferred to her bank account.
06/27/16 Federal judge dismisses MGM lawsuit against Connecticut A federal judge has ruled in favor of the state in a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts in the summer of 2015.
06/24/16 Judge orders tribe to show Glendale Casino’s records A federal judge has ordered a southern Arizona tribe to produce records of the discussion between the tribal council and one of its district councils about plans to open a Phoenix-area casino.
