A man from Naples, Florida has been arrested for running an illegal, nationwide gambling ring which used violent threats to get debtors to pay. Documents collected from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows the man is accursed of extortion, racketeering, and money laundering. The man, Thomas Welch, 48, is
Donald Trump announced this week his desire to purchase the Buffalo Bills franchise. The Bills owner for the past 55 years, Ralph C. Wilson Jr., died on March 25, 2014. On April 4, the franchise announced that a process for its sale would be established at an appropriate later time.
An ongoing debate continues about whether land-based Nevada casinos should provide customer details to the U.S. Department of Justice's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or "FinCEN" division. FinCEN wants the player information in an attempt to eliminate money laundering through gambling activities. Las Vegas casinos say such releases would damage their
The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland state legislators passed a bill on April 4 which would fine gamblers under 21 caught playing in a land-based casino. For the bill to become official, the bill will have to be signed by Governor Martin O'Malley. The bill is endorsed by Maryland casino
A Las Vegas jury awarded comedian George Wallace $1.3 million in his lawsuit against the Bellagio this last Tuesday. George Wallace had sued Bellagio for negligence, claiming they had caused his on-stage injury back on December 8, 2007. In that incident, Wallace ruptured his Achilles tendon after stumbling over loose
Following a scandal at its last Winter Open event, Borgata Casino in Atlantic City is instituting a new chip policy for its Spring Open poker tournament. The Spring Open, which has the biggest prize pool for a poker tournament this year, begins this week. During the previous Winter Open, a
The CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation is beginning to receive attention from mainstream media for his ties to the Republican political candidates. After four days in which Sheldon Adelson hosted several GOP candidates for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, The New York Times, ABC News, NBC News, CBS
The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries spoke out today against the anti-online gambling bill known as the Restoration of the Wire Act. The legislation was introduced to both houses of the U.S. Congress a couple of weeks ago. In the U.S. Senate, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham
A New Jersey woman is charged with stealing nearly $2 million from her employer in Allentown to fund her gaming habits at the Sands Casino. Over a 6 year period, Nelann Quigley of Watchung, New Jersey stole $1.8 million. Records obtained from the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem indicate Nelann Quigley's
Kris Gentz, the Security Director for a prominent Texas school district, stole $2.5 million from his employer to fund his gambling habits. Gentz stole the money from the Plano School District in the Dallas Metroplex by creating two fake companies. Though it is amazing to believe, the scheme worked for
Michele Lasso, a 30 year old Panamanian who had been living in Florida, was given probation for money laundering for an illegal sports betting operation which covered multiple states. In all, Ms. Lasso is thought to have laundered $8 million in cash for the sports gambling ring. After being caught,
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange held a news conference on Monday to announce that state law enforcement officials have seen over a thousand gaming machines from casinos operating illegally in Greene County. Strange said the seizures happened after law enforcement agents served search warrants at four unlicensed casinos in Greene
