A court in the Philippines convicted Alice Guo for trafficking people to a compound that officials have linked to online scams and organized crime.
Tag: Gambling
How Las Vegas Sands Helped Get the N.B.A. Back Into China
Las Vegas Sands, owned by the Adelson family, was under pressure in Macau, with billions at stake. That created an opportunity.
Thousands in Norway Mistakenly Told of Lottery Winnings
A state-owned gambling company apologized after telling players that they had won “erroneously high prizes.” It blamed the error on a faulty currency conversion.
Con Artists Scamming London Tourists Meet Their Match: Batman and Robin
The police shared video of an unconventional tactic that led to two arrests in London: Going undercover as superheroes.
Italian Police Arrest 181 in ‘Important Blow’ to Cosa Nostra
Scores of people suspected of being affiliated with the resurgent mob were arrested Tuesday during overnight raids in Palermo and the surrounding area.
Brazil’s Mafia-Run Animal Lottery Was Invincible. Online Games Changed That.
Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades.
Fugitive Ex-Mayor Whose Case Gripped the Philippines Is Arrested in Indonesia
Officials have accused Alice Guo of helping criminal syndicates involved in online scams and human trafficking, and have questioned her about whether she was born in China.
Why Britain’s Murky Election Betting Scandal Is Causing Outrage
The embattled Conservative Party is embroiled in investigations over whether some of its own staff members used insider knowledge to bet on the timing of the general election.
U.K. Conservatives Hit by New Gambling Allegations Two Weeks Before Election
The governing party’s director of campaigning has taken a leave of absence after reports his wife, a Conservative candidate, was being investigated by Britain’s gambling regulator.
Sports Betting Company Drops Boris Johnson From Soccer Ad
The script called for the former prime minister, and Brexit champion, to don an England jersey and say, ‘I told you I would get us back in Europe.’