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Taiwan prosecutors indict 35 people over alleged illegal gambling network

Enforcement & compliance

Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted 35 people over an alleged gambling and payment-processing operation involving the platforms MatchPlay and HeroPay and the Rich 11 website. Reports put the operation’s processed amount at $975 million; prosecutors are seeking at least nine years and six months in prison for the person identified as Lo and are pursuing seizure of funds.

The indictments and proposed asset seizures signal enforcement action against gambling platforms and their payment infrastructure.

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Prosecutors indict Las Vegas gambler over alleged illegal betting after arrest

Las Vegas gambler ‘Wild Bill’ Roberts faces an indictment after allegedly accepting $69,000 in wagers following his arrest. Prosecutors said on 30 September that he continued accepting bets, including from an undercover investigator.

Prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that a grand jury indictment had been unsealed against William "Wild Bill" Roberts, the Las Vegas gambler. The charges include running a gaming establishment without a license, taking compensation for accepting wagers unlawfully, attempted money laundering, and accepting unlawful wagers. Roberts rejects the claim that he ran an illegal sportsbook, saying he is a gambler, not a bookmaker.

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