The US Department of Justice announced that it will file multiple charges against 33 members of a Russian-led gang that operated illegal poker businesses and hacked casino slot machines.

Most of the members of the gang have been detained while five defendants remain at large. Among the accused is Razhden Shulaya, whom the DOJ identified as a ‘vor’ –a term that can be loosely compared to the term ‘godfather’ in Sicilian mafia circles. He was described by the FBI as having “an extremely violent history” for lashing out against lower-ranking gangsters who failed to give their required tribute on time.

Shulaya’s crime ring operated illegal poker businesses at Brighton Beach. They were also accused of “efforts to defraud casinos in Atlantic City and Philadelphia by using electronic devices and computer servers to predict and exploit the behavior of electronic slot machines.”

Despite being too intricate in executing their criminal design, these thieves never thought that justice will swiftly and harshly catch up with them.

In this episode of The Industry Eye: PPBF look to take the DFS throne, while B365 offload £7,000,000 for tax health reasons, Sportium don’t have an acronym and T&T get monopolised.

Following the deadly Resorts World Manila attack, lawmakers in the Philippines’ House of Representatives have filed bills imposing a hefty entrance fee on locals going to casinos.

While Portugal’s regulated online gambling market is struggling to attract operators, the state regulatory body reported that its licensees generated revenue of over €31m in Q1 2017.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has signed into a law a bill that exempts traders of digital currencies like bitcoin from the state’s money transmission regulations.

In 2006, Jamie Gold beat a world record field of 8,773 players to win the World Series of Poker main event and the first prize of $12,000,000.

A successful online business starts by offering a competitive product and service backed up with a clear story and brand vision.  

The fastest man on the planet and eight-time OIympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is partnering with Pokerstars to promote poker.

Golf fans, gather round! The 2017 edition of the US Open Championship will be held Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin from June 12 to 18. Oddsmakers say that Dustin Johnson leads all players with an 13/2 chance to win his second U.S. Open title.