Macau Judiciary Police said they arrested four people in Cotai on Monday on suspicion of defrauding two local casinos of about $2.4 million. Police said suspects used fraudulent bank statements to obtain credit and left with gaming chips; the casinos were not named.
The alleged credit fraud exposes casinos to losses from gaming credit and chip controls.
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It was reported that Turkish authorities arrested 17 people in a major operation involving alleged betting fraud and match manipulation. The report said officials from Galatasaray and Besiktas were among those detained.
Cambodia’s Commercial Gambling Management Commission suspended the licences of four casinos in Sihanoukville and ordered them closed after a raid linked their operations to technology or online fraud schemes. The affected venues are two Jinbei-branded casinos operated by Jin Pei Group LLC and two GC-branded casinos operated by G.C. Media LLC; authorities said eight casinos have now closed for similar offences.
Reportedly, the Tribunal of Rimini acquitted four defendants with the full formula "the fact does not exist" in a case arising from anomalous betting on a Greek Serie B football match, ordering the release of €313,000 in seized winnings. The match between Apollon Larissa and Aiginiakos on 17 February 2019 ended 3-2 at odds of 27 to 1, prompting four betting shops to block payouts and alert authorities.
The Tribunal of Rimini has acquitted four defendants in a case arising from anomalous betting on a Greek Serie B football match. The court ruled that "il fatto non sussiste" and ordered the return of €313,000 in seized winnings.
It was reported that South Yorkshire police arrested three people during searches in Sheffield and Doncaster. Officers seized thousands of pounds in the operation targeting suspected illegal gambling premises on 5 August.
It was reported that two people were arrested in an investigation into an alleged illegal casino in Bristol. Police searched a Lower College Street property on 10 July with gambling regulator support.