The Central District Court of Prokopyevsk found six men guilty of operating two illegal casinos in the Kuznetsk Basin region, according to the reported verdict. The court imposed suspended sentences of 1.5 to three years, fines totalling more than RUB6.3m and ordered the gaming equipment transferred to the state.
The verdict imposes suspended sentences, fines and equipment forfeiture for illegal casino operations.
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A court in Rio de Janeiro ordered the immediate suspension of sports-betting sites operating without state authorisation and using Loterj’s branding, after a request from the state prosecution service. The order targets Digital Dreams and other defendants; it also requires payment blocking, identification of site owners and a ban on creating further unauthorised betting sites. The prosecution alleged that Digital Dreams used falsified documents to mimic Loterj authorisation, after its official accreditation application was rejected.
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court sentenced an illegal gambling operator to 12 months’ direct imprisonment on 22 October 2026, according to the Limpopo Gambling Board. The case followed a 25 June raid by the board and South African Police Service, which seized 17 computer workstations at premises allegedly used for unauthorised online gambling.
A court in Polokwane has handed a 12-month jail term, without the alternative of a fine, to a man convicted over illegal gambling. The Limpopo Gambling Board announced the outcome, which was delivered on Thursday, 22 October 2026. The person convicted is a Zimbabwean national, the board said.
Cardiff Crown Court sentenced Noor Rassam and Panayiotis Karayiannis on 2 October after they admitted possessing and transferring criminal property linked to poker operations in Cardiff. Each received a three-year prison term suspended for three years; investigators identified about £384,000 in third-party payments between them from August 2022 to February 2024.
Reportedly, a court has handed down four prison sentences following an operation against illegal gambling in Kaiserslautern. Authorities began the operation in July 2024.
A Genesee County court sentenced two people to one year of probation after they pleaded guilty to operating a for-profit gambling house in Flint, Michigan. The Michigan Gaming Control Board said investigators seized 43 gambling computers and $2,572.48 in winnings and proceeds during a 2022 search; the defendants also received financial penalties and court costs.