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Feds charge man for role in $700K Michigan casino heist

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A man is facing federal fraud charges after allegedly scamming a Michigan casino out of $700000. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Jesus Gaytan-Garcia has been charged in a criminal complaint with theft from the Hartford location of the Four Winds Casino, which is owned and operated…
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Feds charge man for role in $700K Michigan casino heist
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Man impersonating tribal chairperson steals $700K from casino

The man scammed a casino in Hartford out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a simple phone call, officials say. HARTFORD, Mich. - A man was charged for scamming a West Michigan casino out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a phone call, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan says. Jesus Gaytan-Garcia was charged in…
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Man impersonating tribal chairperson steals $700K from casino
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Nix investigation, Sibella prosecution reveal another of Las Vegas’ dirty little secrets

He's getting whacked with unflattering headlines and has been bounced from the gaming industry that has made him wealthy, but I imagine ousted casino executive and diehard Vegas guy Scott Sibella is feeling a sense of relief these days. Barring some surprises, the worst of his troubles may be over. Officially, he faces up to five years in prison…
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The Rising Gaming Crypto Star Poised to Reach $1 Ahead of XRP

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has announced recently the latest addition to the company's legal team, embroiled in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The market has already reacted, pushing the XRP price above $0.5. Rahul Mukhi of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an experienced litigator and a former…
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The Rising Gaming Crypto Star Poised to Reach $1 Ahead of XRP
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Casino worker swiped $85K while clearing jams from cash-out machines

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A former worker at Gun Lake Casino in Allegan County admitted stealing nearly $85000 while clearing jams from cash-out machines. Jordan Lewis Cook pleaded guilty Friday, Sept. 8, in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids to theft from an Indian Tribal Organization, a five-year felony. No sentencing date has been set. The thefts…
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Casino worker swiped $85K while clearing jams from cash-out machines
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Feds investigating Las Vegas casinos, say sources

Federal law enforcement agents from California are investigating allegations that current and former Las Vegas hotel employees used casino assets to pay gambling debts and provided confidential customer data to an illegal gambling ring that operated for almost two decades, according to sources. A state employee, who asked not to be identified for…
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Las Vegas police officers' brother testifies against him in casino heist case

At first, Josiah Rogers said he thought his older brother, a Las Vegas police officer, was joking when he brought up the idea of robbing a casino. But then the conversation took a turn, and soon they were putting a plan together for a heist in November 2021, he said. Rogers revealed details of the extensive planning that went into the robbery when…
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Las Vegas police officers' brother testifies against him in casino heist case
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Las Vegas police officer’s brother testified against him about casino heist

LAS VEGAS >> At first, Josiah Rogers said he thought his older brother, a Las Vegas police officer, was joking when he brought up the idea of robbing a casino. But then the conversation took a turn, and soon they were putting a plan together for a heist in November 2021, he said. Rogers revealed details of the extensive planning that went into the…
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Las Vegas police officer’s brother testified against him about casino heist
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Casino employee recalls armed heist in trial of Las Vegas police officer

This photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows a suspect captured by security cameras on Jan. 6, 2022, during a robbery at the Aliante hotel-casino in North Las Vegas. The police agency later identified the suspect as Caleb Rogers, who was employed as an active-duty patrol officer at the time of the robbery. Updated…
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Casino employee recalls armed heist in trial of Las Vegas police officer
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Canadian attorney gambler files lawsuit against offshore online casino for blackjack jackpot

Just as Nevada's gaming regulators sent U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland a letter urging a crackdown on illegal offshore internet gambling casinos, a retired Canadian attorney filed a lawsuit against an offshore site. Victor Janicki of Kelowna, British Columbia, said in his lawsuit filed in British Columbia Supreme Court that he was cheated…
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Canadian attorney gambler files lawsuit against offshore online casino for blackjack jackpot
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Texas man imprisoned for conspiring to steal sensitive military equipment, running illegal gambling operation

March 9, 2023Corpus Christi, TX, United StatesNational Security CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A judge sentenced a Texas man to more than two years in federal prison and ordered him to pay more than $1 million in restitution following convictions for conspiring to steal sensitive military equipment and operating an illegal gambling business. Homeland…
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Illegal gambling business operator heads to prison for plotting military equipment theft

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been sent to prison following his convictions of conducting an illegal gambling business and conspiring to steal government property, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Nathan Nichols pleaded guilty March 21, 2022. Today, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ordered…
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Nevada, US casinos break revenue records in May

Commercial casinos across the United States continue to rewrite revenue record books as the American Gaming Association said the industry had the best May ever and the second-best revenue month in history. In May, the industry hit $5.03 billion in revenue, up 7.9 percent year-over-year, despite widespread macroeconomic concerns, the…
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South Carolina Illegal Gambling Organization Sentenced in Court

The US Attorney's Office of the District of South Carolina said in a press release that the illegal gambling organization uncovered by the joint investigation between Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was sentenced in court. Bubba Technology Group, LLC, operating as an illegal gambling…
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AGA President and CEO Bill Miller seeks a crackdown against illegal gaming operators in speech in Las Vegas

A panel of gaming industry experts on Sunday discussed the challenges of targeting illegal operators nationwide, after the American Gaming Association's leader appealed for a crackdown. AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said several days earlier that illegal gaming operations have become the biggest - and costliest - challenge to legal gaming in…
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AGA President and CEO Bill Miller seeks a crackdown against illegal gaming operators in speech in Las Vegas
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South Carolina Business Sentenced for Operating Illegal Gambling Organization

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA - Bubba Technology Group, LLC, a gaming business operating throughout South Carolina from Piedmont, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to operating an illegal gambling organization following an extensive joint investigation between Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the South Carolina Law…
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South Carolina: Company sold, operated illegal gaming machines

A video gaming machine allowing players to cash in after shooting fish will cost an Upstate company more than $1 million after it pleaded guilty to operating an illegal gambling organization, officials said Friday.The U.S. Attorney's Office in South Carolina said in a release that Bubba Technology Group, LLC, based in Piedmont, was the subject of…
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Indy Gaming: Research gives AGA ammunition in fight with illegal gambling operations

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz American Gaming Association CEO Bill…
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PA Legislature hasn't pulled the lever on regulating games outside casinos

State lawmakers have heard concerns about video gaming devices like those that a lawsuit says factored into a clerk's murder during a robbery at Craig's Food Mart in Hazleton two years ago. But bills to regulate the games haven't passed. "Unauthorized video gaming machines have proliferated into almost every corner of public establishments," Jake…
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Detroit Gang Was Laundering Money at MotorCity Casino

A Detroit, Michigan-based drug ring called "Team Cookies" was laundering money at the MotorCity Casino and other gambling venues, according to court documents. distribution of marijuana, fentanyl, oxycodone, methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack cocaine Federal authorities charged 13 members of the group in February with drug trafficking and money…
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Illegal gambling business operator admits to plotting military equipment theft

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has entered a guilty plea to conducting an illegal gambling business and conspiring to steal government property, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Nathan Nichols admitted that from March 2018 to August 2019, he operated illegal gambling businesses in Corpus Christi. He also…
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Gamers seek crackdown on estimated $300 billion illegal gambling market

Reports of a growing illegal gambling market consisting of unregulated slot machines in several states concerned Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden enough to look into it. The regional casino operator has 43 properties in 20 states, including the M Resort in Henderson. Seven of those licensed gaming locations are in its home state of Pennsylvania,…
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Gamers seek crackdown on estimated $300 billion illegal gambling market
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Ex-FBI agent sentenced in Las Vegas for gambling away government cash

Both the prosecution and defense asked for probation, but ex-FBI agent Scott F. Carpenter was given 3 months in custody on Wednesday for gambling away government cash earmarked for an undercover operation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Schiess said Carpenter self-reported the misuse of the money and immediately took steps to pay it back. Carpenter…
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Ex-FBI agent sentenced in Las Vegas for gambling away government cash
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Ohio Man Indicted for Gambling and Tax Offenses

In a second superseding indictment unsealed today, a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, charged Christos Karasarides Jr., of Canton, with tax evasion, filing false tax returns, witness tampering, falsifying records and five separate conspiracies to operate illegal gambling businesses, defraud the IRS and commit money laundering. In May 2021,…
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7 arrests connected to gambling 'slaphouses' in California

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Seven people were arrested on suspicion of running illegal gambling dens at Southern California homes after a years-long investigation uncovered crimes including drug trafficking, bribery and a shooting, authorities said Wednesday. The so-called slaphouses were operated inside residences in suburban Santa Ana and…
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7 arrests connected to gambling 'slaphouses' in California
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Remembering Fort McDowell casino raid in 1992

It was a fine spring morning on Tuesday, May 12, 1992, when Fort McDowell casino employees responding to a noise at the door were greeted by a cadre of federal agents ready to move in and confiscate 349 slot machines that were in the casino. Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of that day, with the events of the days and weeks that followed…
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Remembering Fort McDowell casino raid in 1992
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Members of NY Mafia Arrested on Illegal Gambling Charges

Six members of a New York crime family were arrested on various charges including illegal gambling. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Six members of an infamous New York crime mafia group were charged with racketeering in relation to illegal gambling and extortion in a Manhattan court Tuesday. linked to the Italian-American Genovese crime family The…
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Members of NY Mafia Arrested on Illegal Gambling Charges
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AGA To DOJ: Crack Down On Illegal Gambling Websites

In its most aggressive effort yet, the American Gaming Association on Thursday released a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to crack down - hard - on illegal offshore sportsbooks. The AGA's written request specifically singles out Bovada, MyBookie, and BetOnline as companies that "openly…
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Las Vegas Police Officer Indicted For Three Casino Robberies

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer made his initial appearance in federal court on Friday for allegedly robbing three casinos, stealing approximately $164000 in total. Caleb Mitchell Rogers (33) was arrested on February 27, 2022. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on March 22, 2022, charging Rogers with…
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Two Plead Guilty to Operating Illegal Gambling Business in Northern California and Conspiring to Launder Money

Two Los Angeles-area residents pleaded guilty today to operating an illegal gambling business and conspiring to launder money, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Pleading guilty today were Yosef Yitzchak Beshari, 29, of North Hollywood, and Efraim Journo, 30, of Los Angeles, in related cases. According to court documents, Beshari and…
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Las Vegas police officer charged in multiple casino heists

Thursday, March 10, 2022 | 5:33 p.m. Caleb Rogers A Metro Police officer accused of robbing three Las Vegas area casinos is facing new charges after making an initial appearance today in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Caleb Rogers, 33, was charged with one count of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of…
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Las Vegas Police Officer Charged In Casino Robbery

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer made his initial appearance in federal court today for allegedly robbing a casino. Caleb Mitchell Rogers (33) was arrested on February 27, 2022. He is charged in a criminal complaint with one count of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm…
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Covid Fraudster Returned to Custody Following Discovery of Las Vegas Casino Activities

RALEIGH, N.C. - A Greenville man was returned to custody after violating the terms of release pending service of his prison sentence. In May of 2021, Shawn Allen Farmer, 53, of Greenville, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining Covid-19 disaster loans, and for engaging in bank fraud using stolen Social Security numbers.…
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‘Craig is Satoshi’: a former online gambling mogul’s contentious campaign to change Bitcoin’s future

Sitting in a small ballroom of midtown Manhattan's Sheraton Hotel, Calvin Ayre is trying to remember his last visit to New York City. He can recall throwing a party at the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center and hanging out with bigshot actors, like Bruce Willis and Luke Wilson, but the event was a long time ago. Busta Rhymes performed, and…
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‘Craig is Satoshi’: a former online gambling mogul’s contentious campaign to change Bitcoin’s future
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IGT demands a definitive answer about the legality of online gambling in the USA

International lottery giant, IGT filed a complaint against the United States Department of Justice last week asking for final clarification of the 1961 Wire Act - the U.S. federal law that has stood in the way of federally regulated online gambling in the country since the advent of the internet. In an 18-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court…
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IGT demands a definitive answer about the legality of online gambling in the USA
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No 'black book' to keep scammers out of New York casinos

ALBANY - Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano is among hundreds of mobsters, cheats and other nefarious figures on "black book"-type exclusion lists barring their presence from casinos from Atlantic City to Las Vegas. But if the one-time Gambino crime family underboss ambled into a casino in New York, the state where the notorious Cosa Nostra…
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No 'black book' to keep scammers out of New York casinos
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Greenwood man among three sentenced in illegal gambling operation

A federal judge sentenced three men - including one from Greenwood - to pay a combined $661800 in connection to an illegal gambling operation. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Grady Brandon Mobley of Waynesboro, Georgia operated as a bookie for illegal sports betting for at least a decade, first as a one-man operation, then as part of a Costa Rica-based…
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Greenwood man among three sentenced in illegal gambling operation
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US DOJ Allows Appeals Window to Expire in Wire Act Online-Gambling Case

The United States Department of Justice [DOJ] has allowed the time window to expire for appealing an important 2019 US Appeals Court decision involving the Wire Act and its previous impact on most forms of online gambling in the country. In allowing the window to expire on Monday and not continuing the previous pro-Wire Act efforts of the Trump…
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Trump threatened to kill online gambling. N.J. just asked Biden to declare it legal.

New Jersey is asking the U.S. Justice Department to confirm that online gambling is allowed under federal law, an issue officials thought was settled until the agency reversed course under Donald Trump. After Justice in 2011 ruled during Barack Obama's administration that the federal Wire Act did not ban gambling over the internet, New Jersey was…
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FBI raids City Heights gambling dens, seizing hundreds of machines

SAN DIEGO - The FBI and local law enforcement are charging 47 people in connection with a network of illegal gambling dens in San Diego that was "closely tied to gangs, drugs and violence." The wide-reaching investigation was revealed Wednesday as authorities raided two-dozen locations in the City Heights area, most of them alleged illegal gambling…
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FBI raids City Heights gambling dens, seizing hundreds of machines
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The Lobbyists' Secret War behind Gambling Legalization in the United States

The U.S. Department of Justice announced in January 2019 that all forms of interstate online gambling are illegal, reversing a longstanding DOJ opinion. Since then, proponents of legal online casinos and poker sites have accused Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson of calling in political favors with the Trump administration to change federal laws.…
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