An investigation into a betting scandal has led to charges against four players accusing them of staking thousands of pounds on their own team to lose. A fifth player has also been charged by the Football Association for breaching betting rules over the same game – Accrington Stanley v Bury in League Two in May last year.

James Packer's massive punt on the US casino industry could be derailed by a probity investigation into the operations of Melbourne's Crown Casino. The embattled billionaire agreed to pay USD 1.75 billion (AUD 2.59 billion) for the Cannery Casinos chain in 2007 but still requires approval from a US gambling regulator for the deal to proceed. The Sun-Herald can reveal agents from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will visit Melbourne next month...

In einer Presseaussendung vom Montag den 29. September 2008 gab die Kahnawake Gaming Commission die Ergebnisse und daraus resultierenden Konsequenzen ihrer Ermittlung im Ultimate Bet Skandal (wir berichteten ausführlich) bekannt. Der Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) Chairman Dean Montour sieht in dieser Veröffentlichung die Hauptschuld bei dem Bracelet Gewinner von 1994 und ehemaligen Ultimate Bet Mitarbeiter Russ Hamilton.

Hammond - State and federal authorities are conducting a joint investigation into how an enclosed walkway at Horseshoe Casino collapsed Tuesday morning, sending several construction workers into Lake Michigan and injuring one. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration are expected to determine today which agency will lead the investigation, said Jeffry Carter, Indiana's deputy commissioner of labor.

As part of an ongoing major trade dispute over Internet gambling that has the United States in an increasingly difficult position to justify, the European Commission has now launched a formal investigation over US actions. The Commission submitted a list of questions to leading U.S. officials related to a possible U.S. trade violation for discriminatory trade practices against European online gambling companies according to Inside Trade.

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says he'll follow up on the findings of a CBC investigation that raised concerns organized criminals could be laundering money at B.C. casinos. "These are important allegations. They are allegations that will be followed up and we will make sure that the gaming policy in our province is properly protected," Campbell said from Beijing, where he was opening the province's new B.C. Pavilion.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has boxed itself into a corner. Like some other enforcement agencies, the board sometimes confirms an investigation is under way, but won’t comment on its substance. Such silence exposes the board to criticism — including from the Culinary Union, which has attacked regulators for condoning business practices it opposed — such as when Station Casinos required workers to reapply for their jobs after purchasing the first Fiesta casino in 2000.

UEFA has begun a full-scale match-fixing investigation after being handed a dossier by Interpol with information on Champions League and UEFA Cup matches which are thought to have been involved in an illegal betting scam in Asia. The football body confirmed that 15 games were being examined, but reports have suggested that up to 26 were named in the report and were being looked at.

Sports bodies have commissioned an academic risk assessment of the threat gambling poses to the integrity of their competitions. Football, cricket, tennis and both codes of rugby have linked up with the Central Council for Physical Recreation to engage researchers from the University of Salford's centre for the study of gambling. They will examine how betting markets might offer opportunities for corruption.

Last August 30th, Casino National Director declared for more than an hour on the Department of Economic Crimes. Its statements were delivered to the criminal jurge Fanny Canessa. The internal investigation of the Montevideo Council about the management of the local casinos found out direct contracts with companies linked to Bengoa relatives or friends, which is under investigation. In statements to the press, Bengoa defended his performance and added.

Two reports on investigations undertaken by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) into allegations around the Christchurch Casino were released by Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker today. “The first of these looks into allegations made that DIA Casino Inspectors eat for free at the Christchurch Casino. This report advises this is not the case,” said Rick Barker.

Spanish The Tax Agency is investigating the growing Internet betting business. A sector which in 2006 generated 413 million euros in Spain, a 65% more than the previous year, which put the country on the top of the European ranking on online gaming. The Finance Ministry controls the activity of these companies, considered illegal by the Law of General Budget of the State for 2007.