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Billy Joe Taylor, a/k/a Bildo, a "special type of whale" in The House Club's "THC Live" streamed cash games, is indicted for massive Medicare billing fraud totaling $88 million dollars.
NJ State Police Arrest Man Who Stole 1,800 Identities to Fund Online Gambling Accounts
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New Jersey State Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of Casey Ennis for allegedly stealing identities and using them to create and fund more than 1,800 accounts on several of the regulated online gambling sites now available within the state. Ennis, 44, of Audobon, New Jersey, is also accused of using stolen identities to fund a fraudulent unemployment benefits scheme.
New Jersey State Police investigators nab a 44-year-old man who used stolen identities to create more than 1,800 bogus accounts on the state’s licensed online gambling sites. (Image: njsp.org)
Dennis Blieden Sentenced to Six-and-a-Half Years in $22M Embezzlement Case
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Former World Poker Tour champion Dennis Blieden was sentenced on Wednesday to 79 months, or more than six-and-a-half years, in prison for embezzling more than $22 million from a digital marketing company. Blieden pled guilty in 2019 to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with funds stolen from California-based StyleHaul, where he worked as the controller and vice president of accounting and finance from October 2015 to March 2019.
Dennis Blieden collected $1 million and a “Remington” for winning the 2018 WPT LA Poker Classic, but he had already embezzled at least $15 million from his employer at the time of his win. (Image: worldpokertour.com)
Bovada to Leave New York Online Gambling Market
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New York State’s approval of online sports betting in April has prompted one of the largest grey-market sites serving the state to announce its exit from the jurisdiction later this month. As of June 21, 2021, according to an email to its New York players, Bovada will end all of its New York-facing services, including online sports betting, online poker, and online casino gambling.
Bovada Poker’s familiar stylized “B” will soon disappear from the computer screens of its New York-based players. (Image: bovadapoker.eu)
The voluntary withdrawal continues Bovada’s recent tradition of exiting most US states where online gambling of the type it offers has been legalized and formally regulated. With the pending withdrawal from New York, Bovada will have ceased offering its services to at least five US states, also including Maryland, Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey.