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Tucson robbery, police chase ends in deadly crash Two men suspected of following a group of women and robbing them in their home are dead after a chase lead to a car crash in the early morning hours on Tuesday, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Four men approached a group of women late […]

Woman sentenced to prison for embezzling $1M from best friend’s Sparks business A realty office manager, affectionately called “Super Sue” throughout the small Sparks company run by her best friend, was sentenced Friday to the maximum term of 10 years in prison for embezzling nearly $500,000 to fund her gambling. For two decades Carolyn Sue […]

Casino Watch Focus reported that the Coalition to oppose the Florida destination casinos bill had grown to an impressive level when top Florida Cabinet members Bondi, Putnam, and Atwater joined the fray.  Now that the short, 60-day legislative session has begun, the clock is ticking on the bill’s supporter, Senator Bogdanoff, to get the votes […]

Newcastle facebook fraud fiend is jailed CYBER schemer Iain Wood created virtual identities of his neighbours to hack their bank accounts and use their savings to bankroll his gambling addiction.  He targeted those who lived in the same North block of flats as him in a complex fraud the kind of which a veteran judge […]

Wife torched Vietnam journalist over money Police said Monday the wife of a Vietnamese journalist confessed to dousing him in gasoline and torching him in his sleep – a killing his colleagues initially feared was revenge for his investigative reporting. International media rights groups were outraged at the attack after initial reports said someone broke […]

Man leaps to death at Ameristar Casino garage A 51-year-old south St. Louis County man jumped to his death Monday night from the top level of a parking garage at the Ameristar Casino, police said. The man leapt from the sixth level of the south parking garage at 9:37 p.m., falling 75 feet to pavement […]

Ontario mom ‘on roll’ in casino leaves infant in car A Tilbury woman, who was “on a roll” while gambling, faces charges after a six-month-old infant was found in a vehicle parked in the Caesars Windsor parking garage in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, 2009. Two Men Charged in 2001 Killing of Karaoke […]

Gambling den kingpin, aide hacked to death In an act of revenge a kingpin of a gambling den and his assistant were hacked to death in the wee hours of Thursday by a group of people. Mohammad Shafi Mohammad Hanif (40), who ran a gambling den, and his assistant were attacked by 20-25 persons over […]

Bookmakers are accused of trying to lure back problem gamblers during coronavirus lockdown with promotions on social media Bookmakers have been accused of using ‘predatory’ tactics to lure back former gambling addicts during the coronavirus lockdown. With betting shops closed, firms have flooded social media with promotions offering welcome bonuses of up to £1,500. Health […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing issues raised from illegal slot machines that have emerged all over the state of Missouri.  With an estimated 14,000 machines spread across the state, it’s not an insignificant issue. So it’s not surprising that some disagreement over the exact way to regulate, but the reasons for the […]

Warden, wife took $132K to pay Moose club gambling debts The state attorney general says a Pennsylvania county jail warden and his wife stole $132,000 from a Moose lodge, largely to cover losses they incurred gambling at the club. Crawford County Warden Timothy Lewis and his wife, Debra, were arraigned Thursday on theft-related charges. They […]

Casino Watch Focus reported on the ongoing issues of Florida’s internet café’s, the most notable being the scandal involving the Allied Veterans of Florida group.  Essentially they claimed to be a charity organization but turned out to be a front for illegal gambling.  The Florida legislature quickly passed legislation to ban such café’s, but there […]

Shots at Potawatomi Bingo Casino send patrons fleeing Patrons enjoying the early hours of Father’s Day at Potawatomi Bingo Casino apparently helped get a handgun away from an angry man who already had fired multiple shots on the casino’s gaming floor Sunday. The suspect, a 27-year-old Wauwatosa man, fired a handgun and wounded a 23-year-old […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on welfare abuses tied to gambling venues and legislation by various states and the federal government to end those abuses.  Now after the recent aftermath in Florida over internet café’s, Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill that would further clean up the gambling scene.  A local Miami news agency […]

Arrests Made Over Gambling Robbery, Homicide In Dallas In the middle of August, an illegal gambling hall had been raided in Dallas. The raid was not enacted by authorities, unfortunately, and this time it ended in bloodshed. On Friday, the 13th of August, two young men stormed an illegal gambling hall in the 9200 block […]