South Korea police bust online poker ring

August 7, 2014

The Korean police have announced the dismantling of an illegal online poker ring operated by five gangs in the Gyeonggi Province, with the arrest of 29 individuals. Speaking after a series of coordinated raids Wednesday, the police revealed that the ring had generated wagers of around 400 billion won ($390 million) on the game of […]

New York online poker ring – Two more guilty pleas entered

November 15, 2013

The New York “art gallery” illegal gambling ring takedown resulted in further confessions Thursday when defendant Vadim Trincher and his son Eugene entered guilty pleas regarding illegal gambling and participating in a racketeering conspiracy that allegedly processed tens of millions of dollars of wagering proceeds through banks in Russia, Cyprus and the United States. The […]