Gambling
Police dismantles online gambling ring exploiting Ukrainian women
Spanish and Ukrainian law enforcement authorities dismantled a criminal ring that exploited war-displaced Ukrainian women to run an online gambling scheme that laundered nearly €4.75 million in illicit proceeds. The criminal group was formed amid the war in Ukraine and deliberately targeted young women from areas that were under continuous attack. The criminal network’s recruitment […]
New York sues Valve for promoting illegal gambling via game loot boxes
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued video game developer and publisher Valve Corporation for using game loot boxes to facilitate illegal gambling activities among children and teenagers. Valve operates Steam, one of the largest digital game distribution services in the world, offering access to thousands of games for millions of users worldwide. At the […]
Men charged in FanDuel scheme fueled by thousands of stolen identities
Two Connecticut men face federal charges for allegedly defrauding FanDuel and other online gambling sites of $3 million over several years using the stolen identities of approximately 3,000 victims. 29-year-olds Amitoj Kapoor and Siddharth Lillaney, both of Glastonbury, Connecticut, were arrested Thursday following a 45-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury and were each […]
DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online gambling content in its search results. The government’s choice to block DuckDuckGo isn’t surprising considering the cultural and religious context, with Indonesia being a Muslim country where gambling is prohibited and porn is viewed as […]