Cyber-attack hits New Jersey gambling sitesUn atac cibernetic lovește siteurile de jocuri de noroc din New Jersey
www.nj.com announced recently that State and federal authorities are investigating a cyber-attack on four Atlantic City online casino gaming sites, which were apparently targeted by a hacker who promised more disruption unless a ransom was paid in Bitcoin. New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck said the attack was launched Thursday, before the long July 4th holiday weekend, and continued through Sunday....
FBI raid New York illegal gambling facilitiesFBI efectuează razii în localurile de gambling ilegal din New York
US FBI agents have over the last few days been raiding illegal gambling dens and poker games in New York and the metro area. According to reports the illegal gambling is operated by Russian organised gangs in the city and also in outlying areas of the state and city. News channel NBC 4 were told by authorities that the FBI’s Eurasian Organized Crime Squad revealed high-stakes poker dens and large volume of off-shore sports wagering...
FBI probing Okada-Pagcor casino dealFBI investighează plăţi ilegale către PAGCOR
FBI agents are said to be in Manila investigating alleged illegal payments amounting to millions of US dollars by Japan’s Universal Entertainment to a former consultant of the Philippine gaming regulator in relation to the company’s casino project in Manila. Reuters news agency reported on Saturday, January 12, that agents from the Las Vegas office of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been looking into the...
Former MGM analyst gets prison sentenceUn fost angajat al MGM primește pedeapsa cu închisoarea
A former analyst who worked at MGM Mirage in Las Vegas was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison in an elaborate player’s club scheme on the Strip. Tony Ahn, 29, who lost his job amid the cheating scandal, pleaded guilty in May to spearheading the conspiracy. He acknowledged betraying the trust of his company, then known as MGM Mirage, to unlawfully win $863,895 from slot machines. U.S. District Judge James Mahan ordered Ahn on...
