Daily Archives: February 14, 2017

In this June 4, 2010 file photo, Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau, China.

AP Photo

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has died in Malaysia, police on the island nation have confirmed to CBS News, amid reports in South Korea that he was killed.

South Korean news agency Yonhap, along with other outlets in the country, reported Tuesday that Kim Jong-Nam had been assassinated. There were few details available, and the media all cited unnamed South Korean officials in their accounts.

Speaking to CBS News, Malaysian police would only say that the cause of death for the 46-year-old was currently listed as sudden death.

Play Video

CBS News Washington Bureau Chief Chris Isham and CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate analyze what Kims latest purge means for ...

Kim Jong Un has had a number of senior North Korean officials executed for vague crimes of disloyalty, from education and defense ministers to intelligence chiefs, as he seeks to consolidate his power in the isolated nuclear kingdom.

In 2013, North Korea said it had executed Kims uncle, calling the leaders former mentor a traitor who tried to seize power and overthrow the state. The announcement came only days afterJang Song Thaek-- long considered the countrys No. 2 power --was removed from all his postsbecause of a long list of allegations, including corruption, drug use, gambling and womanizing.

More than a decade ago, Kim Jong-Nam, the casino-loving eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, spoke out against his little brother Kim Jong Un inheriting power in the country.

Analysts said at the time, toward the end of 2010, that Kim Jong Nam was prone to spending so much time outside his native land that his opinion carried little weight within the Kim dynasty.

The oldest of three brothers who were then in the running to take over secretive North Korea, Kim Jong-Nam was the closest thing the country had to a playboy.

Unlike many of his countrymen back home who lack the resources and connections to travel overseas, Kim always traveled freely and spent much of his time in China or the countrys special autonomous region of Macau -- the center of Asian gambling with its Las Vegas-style casinos.

He sported the family pot belly and favored newsboy caps and an unshaven face, while frequenting five-star hotels and expensive restaurants.

2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Read more from the original source:

Kim Jong Un's gambling half-brother reportedly assassinated - CBS News

The U.K. Gambling Commission late last year released updated data on its gambling market, which highlighted the fact that now a third of all gambling dollars in the country come over the internet.

The Commission said that online gambling generated 4.5 billion over a 12-month period (April 2015 to March 2016), which was 33 percent of the entire gambling market. That includes the lottery, the 148 brick-and-mortar casinos and nearly 9,000 betting shops in the country.

That means that gamblers now lose about 13.6 billion ($17 billion USD) each year in the U.K., an increase of more than 20 percent since 2014. For comparison, the entire casino gambling market in America (commercial and tribal) is worth about $70 billion annually.

Growth in the U.S. casino gambling sector has been much less dramatic.

Online casinos in the U.K. represented 29 percent of the overall market between April 2014 and March 2015, the government said. The Commission also noted that the number of brick-and-mortar betting shops has decreased by about two percent over the aforementioned period. No additional land-based casinos have opened up during the time frame.

Online sports betting is regulated in the U.K., leading the country to crack down on illegal betting on games, whether they are real life sporting events or even video games.

The breakdown for online gambling in the U.K. is as follows:

Table Games: 2.6 billion Sports Betting: 1.6 billion Slots: 1.8 billion Bingo: 153 million Betting Exchanges: 152 million

James Green, program director for the Commission, said in a statement:

Our latest statistics show that with the growth in online gambling the industry is increasingly taking a creative approach to using technology to engage consumers. As the online sector grows operators will also need to demonstrate that they are taking an equally innovative approach to ensuring gambling is safe for all online consumers.

Read more here:

Online Casinos Generate A Third Of UK Gambling Dollars - CardPlayer.com

The take down of a mafia run gambling ring in New York City threatens to trap a gaggle of high-profile celebrities who a source claims may have been caught on wiretaps making illegal bets, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

Thirteen members and associates of the Genovese Organized Crime Family were nabbed in the Dec. 15 bust, which included Vincent Vinny Taliercio, a long-time Brooklyn bookie who collected wagers from a Whos Who of Hollywood elite, a well-placed source told Radar.

The list of New York City born celebs may include: The Godfather star James Caan; Taxi actor Tony Danza and Paul Sorvino, who played a mafia boss in the wise guy drama Goodfellas, the source told Radar.

James Caan is a big gambler he bets on anything. Hell even bet on which elevator doors open first, the insider claimed.

PHOTOS: Banged Up! Charlie CAUGHT With Mysterious Bandages On His Wrist & Knee

Some of the other high profile gamblers may include: Bronx born TV talker Regis Philbin; Two and Half Men star Charlie Sheen; the late Law & Order star Jerry Orbach; Seinfeld co-creator Larry David; the late Wise Guy actor Ray Sharkey and famed producer James L. Brooks, an Oscar winning director, and Ed Weinberger, who both created Taxi and numerous other television classics.

They probably caught some of these celebrities on the wiretaps, the source said, adding the gamblers would usually place their bets with Vinny by telephone if they werent in New York.

Vinnie is not just a bookie everybody who is anybody in the gambling world would call him up because hes the best handicapper in the world, the source told Radar. He has dealt with all the big celebrities.

Everybody went to Vinny for advice even the members of all five crime families. Anything you needed to know about sports that guy Vinny knew about it he was like a walking encyclopedia an almanac!

PHOTOS: Broke Or BS? Charlie Sheen Drops $1Million On Mexican Estate

Vinny was arrested during the gambling and loansharking investigation dubbed Operation Shark Bait by the New York Attorney Generals Offices Organized Crime Task Force and the NYPDs Criminal Enterprise Investigations Section, who used wiretaps to secure the indictments.

The ringleader Salvatore Sallie DeMeo, 76, and the others are accused of running the gambling site 4Spades.orgbased in Costa Rica along with a lucrative loansharking and illegal cigarette smuggling business that raked in millions, according to a 56-page indictment obtained by Radar.

Vinny, who operated his family owned grocery store, the Smith Union Market in Brooklyn, served as the money collector/distributor of illegal gambling proceeds, according to the indictment.

PHOTOS: The House That Sheen Built: Check Out Where Charlies Ex & Kids Are Living

In one chat tape recorded on Feb. 14, 2015, Vinny is heard giving the spread to college games: Michigan States two-and-a-half, 37-and-a-half, Clemson is nine, no total. Xavier is eight and 48.

The celebs relied on Vinny for gambling advice and enjoyed betting on college basketball and football games because they enjoyed the spread, the inside source told Radar.

According to the source, they also gambled on professional sports, boxing and horse races a favorite of the Brooklyn born Sorvino, who also starred on the television series Law & Order.

Some sports superstars who placed bets with Vinny include: Yankee great Mickey Mantle, disgraced hitting champ Pete Rose and famed L.A. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.

Vinny plead not guilty in Brooklyn Criminal Court and was released on a $20,000. He scheduled back in court on February 15th.

We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at (866) ON-RADAR (667-2327) any time, day or night.

Read the original post:

Celeb Gambling Ring Members Fear They've Been CAUGHT On Wiretaps Making Illegal Bets, Source Claims - Radar Online

WFMJ

Highway Patrol: Raid of Warren bar uncovers illegal gambling WKBN.com Administrative charges were issued against the liquor permit for four counts each of acquire, possess, control or operate a gambling device; electronic video gambling device; game of chance for profit or scheme of chance; operating a gambling house ... State agents raid Warren bar for gambling - WFMJ.com News weather sports for Youngstown-Warren OhioWFMJ all 27 news articles »

See more here:

Highway Patrol: Raid of Warren bar uncovers illegal gambling - WKBN.com

HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- A search warrant resulted in one arrest when numerous illegal gambling events and machines were discovered on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1826 S. Fifth Street in Hartsville.

Deputies with the Darlington County Sheriff's Office, with assistance from the Hartsville Police Department and SLED, found several "poker style tables" with poker chips and money tallies of illegal gambling events.

Multiple illegal poker video gaming systems were also discovered during the search, according to a release from the Darlington County Sheriff's Office.

Shannon Marie Witherspoon, 40, of Darlington was arrested during the service of the search warrant and was charged with five counts of possession of gambling devices, one count of operating a gambling house, one count of unlawful games and betting and one count of betting.

Witherspoon has since been released on a $10,000 bond.

This case remains under investigation by the Darlington County Sheriffs Office and additional arrest warrants are pending, according to the release.

Read the original post:

Darlington deputies bust gambling house in Hartsville | News ... - SCNow

MANILA, Philippines - The heightened campaign against illegal gambling kicked off yesterday with the arrest of 13 persons four in Quezon City and nine in Central Luzon.

In a one time, big time operation, the Quezon City Police District arrested Annie Santos, Rolando Santos, Benito Dizon and Carlito dela Cruz, all alleged collectors of jueteng, an illegal numbers game prevalent in Luzon.

They were reportedly plying their trade when the police arrested them yesterday noon along Sauyo Road in Novaliches.

At least P2,747 in bets and some bet records were recovered from them. These would be used as evidence in a charge for violating Presidential Decree 1602, which defines illegal gambling activities and prescribes corresponding penalties.

In Bataan province, a jueteng financier and an operator were arrested in separate police operations.

Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, police director for Region 3, said suspects Matilde Manuel and Nico Ombrog were caught in the act of doing drop balls, a process in the jueteng game.

Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1

He said the Orani municipal police station and the Bataan intelligence branch caught Manuel, 55, inside her residence in Barangay Culis in Hermosa town. Manuel is said to be a jueteng financier and operator.

Ombrog, a resident of Dinalupihan town in Bataan, was also caught redhanded.

Aquino said the raiding police teams confiscated one drop ball basket, four betting boards, two plastic trays, two drop balls and P590 in cash.

The Arayat town police also conducted their own drive yesterday and arrested Junmar Dizon in Barangay Bitas. Dizon is said to be a cabo (supervisor) of jueteng bet collectors.

In Tarlac province, the Bamban town police arrested Danilo Manalo, who was among those found playing sakla, an illegal cards game, in Barangay Virgen de los Remedios. The other bettors were able to escape when they sensed the approaching policemen.

At least P750 in bet money, a playing board, a set of Spanish cards and a marker were taken as evidence.

The San Jose del Monte police also conducted their own anti-illegal gambling drive and arrested Joshua Zarcilla, Jay Peralta, Tommy Gaulala, Rouando Booc andEdgardo Manaligod Jr. for playing cara cruz, an illegal coins game, in Barangay Gaya-gaya.

President Duterte earlier issued Executive Order 13 to direct the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies to intensify the governments campaign against illegal gambling. With Ric Sapnu

Read more:

Anti-gambling crackdown starts; 13 nabbed - Philippine Star

LAKEWOOD The Village Board is set to vote Tuesday evening on an ordinance that would rescind McHenry Countys last remaining ban on video gambling.

An ordinance that would allow for video gambling within village limits is on the agenda for the meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. at Turnberry Country Club. The new management of the club at 9600 Turnberry Trail approached village leaders in October about undoing the ban.

Should Lakewood reverse the ban, the country club and three of the four other businesses holding village liquor licenses would be eligible for gaming permits.

Lakewood was one of six local governments that banned video gambling under an opt-out in the 2009 state law that legalized it to finance a $31 billion capital plan.

Five of the six have since changed their minds, the most recent being Crystal Lake, after bar and restaurant owners complained that the bans put them at a competitive disadvantage.

Establishments that serve alcohol, truck stops, and fraternal and veterans organizations can have up to five of the machines under state law.

The state gets 30 percent of the proceeds, 5 percent of which goes back to local governments. The remaining 70 percent is split between the business and the company that operates the machines.

The machines under state law must be located in an area accessible only to people at least 21 years old, and in the case of restaurants, must be within view of an adult employee. Machines cannot be visible from outside the building.

Woodstock reversed its ban in 2012. Cary, Algonquin and the McHenry County Board reversed their bans in 2013, and Crystal Lake reversed its ban last year.

Visit link:

Last holdout Lakewood to vote on repealing video gambling ban - Northwest Herald