The leader of an illegal online gambling cartel has been jailed for six years and fined more than HALF-A-MILLION POUNDS. Nineteen other men were handed prison terms ranging from one to five years and fines of between £2,000 and £100,000. Overseas “This is possibly the country’s biggest online gambling case,” the spokesman for Shanghai Putuo […]
Feb
16
Online casino gang boss is jailed and fined £500k
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Feb
16
MPs demand search engine U-turn on gambling ads
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Dozens of British MPs have backed a call for Google to rethink its decision to allow gambling firms to advertise on the search engine’s website. The early day motion — signed by more than 40 MPs — follows a warning by the Church of England that Google’s actions were “irresponsible”. The Bill — which has […]
Feb
11
Crunch time for illegal slot machines
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Hundreds of illegal slot machines and other “gambling devices” are being sent to the CRUSHER. The 320 machines — seized by cops across South Africa’s Eastern Cape province — are said to be worth £17 MILLION to the gangs running them. Tax “The machines would have generated around £6,500 per day,” said a spokesman for […]