Tag Archives: Illegal gambling
Colombia – Coljuegos signs anti illegal gaming pact in Tolima
The president of Coljuegos, Marco Emilio Hincapié, the manager of the Tolima Lottery, Alexander Castro; the manager of Gana Gana, Alejandro Tamayo; and representatives from various entities, signed the Grand Pact for Legality and Transparency in Colombia. The objective is to raise awareness about the importance of legal gaming in Tolima. “Today, at the Tolima…
Bolivia – Crackdown on illegal gambling
The Bolivian Gaming Control Authority (AJ) has announced that it has carried out a number of raids since the beginning of the year in order to clampdown on illegal gambling. In all the AJ said that it had seized 522 slot machines that were operating without permission and would proceed to destroy them. Slots in…
Australia – Parramatta’s Rose and Crown fined for illegal gambling
Parramatta’s Rose and Crown Hotel has been fined for offering customers illegal gambling after a disgruntled general manager reported the pub, sparking a prosecution in which she herself was convicted of stealing $15,000.  Between 2017 and 2018, staff at the Rose and Crown allowed at least $145,000 in credit and debit withdrawals from the bar’s eftpos…
UK – UK lagging behind Europe in terms of black gambling market control
Research for the Betting and Gaming Council has uncovered the shocking scale of black market gambling in European countries following the introduction of strict new measures on regulated operators. The findings come from industry research and a PWC report for the BGC as the Government finalises its work on the upcoming Gambling Review and against…
China – China offers up April amnesty for individuals involved in illegal gambling
China’s Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Court, and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate have partnered to make an announcement regarding ‘Notice on the surrender of cross-border gambling-related criminal suspects’ that will allow individuals involved in illegal gambling operations to come forward and avoid serious punishment by the end of April. The Ministry, has promised…
Colombia – Coljuegos signs illegal gaming crackdown pact
The Department of Valle del Cauca has become the first department in Colombia to sign the Pact for Legality of the Gambling Sector, a strategy with which Coljuegos aims to combat illegal gaming and raise funds for the health sector. Head of The Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) Juan B. Pérez highlighted the importance of…
Argentina – Illegal gambling ‘kingpin’ arrested in major operation
An operation involving several raids on property as well as the confiscation of around 15 envelopes stuffed with cash has been carried out by a special task force in the province of Buenos Aires. Forty armed officers took part in the operation which was supervised by Buenos Aires province Security Minister Cristian Ritondo and Head…
