 Newsletter Signup
Stay informed with the
NEW Casino City Times newsletter! Jeff German Archives
More Strategy Experts
|
Jeff German Gaming Guru - Page 3Malaysian leader's involvement in Vegas illegal gambling case a hot topic back home13 January 2015
LAS VEGAS -- A top Malaysian government official and his ruling political party have come under fire in light of his intervention in a high-profile Las Vegas illegal sports betting case. Opposition leaders in the Malaysian parliament have called on Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the minister of home affairs, to publicly explain why he became involved in the high-stakes gambling case. ... (read more)
Defendants in World Cup betting case want poker ban lifted7 January 2015
Federal prosecutors are opposing a bid by wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua and his son to remove a court order prohibiting them from playing poker in casinos while they await trial on illegal gambling charges. Phua and his son, Darren Phua, were among eight defendants charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme that accepted wagers on the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil last year. ... (read more)
Malaysian official intervenes in illegal betting case30 December 2014
LAS VEGAS -- A top Malaysian government official has intervened in the high-profile federal case in Las Vegas stemming from the FBI raid on an international gambling operation at Caesars Palace. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia’s minister of home affairs, sent a letter earlier this month to Deputy FBI Director ... (read more)
Judge to decide on evidence in World Cup illegal betting case19 December 2014
LAS VEGAS -- A weeklong hearing concluded Thursday into defense claims that FBI agents violated the constitutional rights of two defendants in a World Cup betting scheme investigation. Lawyers for wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua and his son, Darren Phua, are seeking to get evidence seized in a July 9 raid at luxury Caesars Palace villas tossed out of court. ... (read more)
Agent testifies about raid on gambling operation18 December 2014
LAS VEGAS -- The FBI had to move up a raid on an international gambling operation at Caesars Palace in July because word had slipped out about the investigation, a state gaming agent testified Wednesday. Ricardo Lopez, who worked undercover for the FBI during the investigation, testified in federal court ... (read more)
Caesars security discovered World Cup betting room before feds brought in, witness says17 December 2014
LAS VEGAS -- A top casino security officer testified Tuesday how his internal investigation led to an FBI raid on an alleged World Cup betting scheme operating out of luxury Caesars Palace villas. Paul Urban, director of special investigations for Caesars Entertainment Corporation, said he launched his ... (read more)
Three take plea deals in federal World Cup betting ring case10 December 2014
Three defendants pleaded guilty to misdemeanors Tuesday in an alleged multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme uncovered by the FBI. And more pleas are coming Wednesday. Yan Zhang, 41, Yung Keung Fan, 46, and Herman Chun Sang Yeung, 36, all of Hong Kong, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge ... (read more)
Vegas prosecutors used ‘super seal’ to hide fortune seized from gamblers21 October 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Calling their conduct “constitutionally abhorrent,” a federal judge recently chided government prosecutors for working in secret to keep millions of dollars in cash and assets seized from a Las Vegas gambler and his family in a decadelong bookmaking investigation. In his 31-page opinion, U.S. ... (read more)
Malaysian man pleads not guilty in World Cup betting case6 August 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Malaysian businessman Wei Seng “Paul” Phua, the man authorities consider the ringleader of a multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme, pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to illegal gambling charges. His son, Darren Wai Kit Phua, 23, of Malaysia, also pleaded not guilty. U.S. ... (read more)
Malaysian businessman charged in betting scheme released29 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- The wealthy Malaysian businessman authorities say led a World Cup betting scheme in Las Vegas and his son were released late Monday from the custody of federal immigration officials. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Sunday that Wei Seng “Paul” Phua and his son Darren Phua had been taken into custody by U.S. ... (read more)
< Previous 10 Articles | Next 10 Articles > |