British Columbia police said Bryan William Toth was charged on 21 November with keeping a common gaming house, possessing proceeds of crime and money laundering. Officers seized around $17,000 in cash, poker equipment and three vehicles during the investigation; Toth was released on conditions pending his next court appearance.
The charges and seizures concern alleged illegal gambling activity in British Columbia.
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Monroe police arrested business owner Xiong Yang and charged him with felonious illegal gambling following a 24 August search in North Carolina. Police said investigators seized money and several devices suspected of illegal gambling use after receiving a tip.
Police on Jeju have charged a male and a female casino dealer over an alleged card-marking scam on blackjack games. Several Chinese-mainland gamblers are said to have lost KRW100m in the alleged fraud.
Incheon Yeonsu District police said they arrested and charged five people after raiding a suspected gambling venue in South Korea on 5 April. Police said the group had played about 50 times and that losers paid winners 3,000 won per game, plus 1,000 won per point. The investigation was ongoing, police said.
Norwegian police charged seven people with aggravated corruption and fraud linked to football betting, the police said on Friday. Police Prosecutor Sahd Iqbal said there was no indication that match results had been fixed; the suspicion concerns manipulation of individual incidents. All seven have been released but remain charged, and two are players at KFUM Oslo, the club said.
Nagasaki Prefectural Police charged a high school student, an unemployed man and a university student over suspected online gambling in Japan, according to reports. Police said the trio allegedly used cash and crypto assets to bet on sports and play online slots between 2024 and 2025; all three admitted the charges, the report said.