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September 12, 2024

Starscream Casinos: Offshore Casino Operator, Potential Regulatory Evasion, Payment Facilitators, and More Cyprus Connections!

Online casinos are easily transferable digital assets. The transfer of Gammix Ltd's casinos to offshore operator Starscream Ltd raises serious questions about the continued illegal gambling activities in Europe. Despite massive penalties from the Dutch regulator KSA, Gammix appears to have simply shifted its operations offshore, where it continues to flout regulatory oversight facilitated by regulated payment processors.

February 13, 2024

Offshore Casino & Gambling Operator NewEra Facilitated By Revolut and WLPay!

As part of our analysis of payment facilitators in the high-risk segment of online casinos and gambling providers, we have already reported on the Curacao licensed provider NewEra. Like many other offshore casinos, it also operates via a payment agent in Cyprus. One of the payment facilitators for the NewEra casinos is the FinTech unicorn Revolut, through which players from jurisdictions in which NewEra does not have a license can make deposits.

February 5, 2024

Offshore Casino & Gambling Operator NewEra And Its Payment Facilitators!

The NewEra Group is another online casino and gambling operator that operates with a license in Curacao and a payment agent in Cyprus. Although NewEra does not have a license in Europe or North America, it attracts customers and their deposits from these regulatory regimes. Revolut, Binance Pay and MiFinity appear to be the most important payment facilitators. Binance Pay is offered at all NewEra casinos.

January 31, 2024

Uncovering the Shadow: How Payment Processors Unwittingly Fuel Illegal Online Gambling Operations

We've uncovered a concerning trend in our recent analysis of the online casinos and gambling sector, particularly focusing on the high-risk aspects of these activities and their associated payment processors. Many payment processors, including those regulated by financial authorities, seem to be unknowingly engaging in unauthorized and, consequently, illegal online gambling operations. FinCrime Observer published an interesting report about this scene and its payment processors.

January 29, 2024

No Surprise: FCA-Regulated eMerchantPay Lost Auditor Over Accounting And Governance Issues!

eMerchantPay is certainly no stranger to the scene of high-risk payment processors and scam facilitators. Gal Barak's collapsed cybercrime organization has already laundered money through it. The FCA-regulated eMerchantpay Ltd, via its eZeeWallet scheme, is a prominent payment facilitator in the online casino segment. The company's auditor resigned in 2023 due to doubts about accounting and governance.

Cash Cow Crypto: U.S. CFTC Enforcement Sets Records in FY 2024 with $17.1 Billion in Monetary Relief!

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) achieved a landmark year in FY 2024, securing over $17.1 billion in monetary relief, including $2.6 billion in civil penalties and $14.5 billion in restitution. The agency’s groundbreaking actions spanned digital asset (crypto) markets, voluntary carbon credits, and major compliance cases, highlighting its leadership in safeguarding market integrity.

U.S. DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program: 250+ Tips in Just Months!

Whistleblowers are the only effective way to fight financial crime. The U.S. DOJ whistleblower pilot program has already proven effective, generating over 250 tips of potential misconduct since its launch in August, according to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller. According to a Reuters report, the initiative targets corporate malfeasance and encourages internal self-disclosure by companies.

Online Gambling: Lokinvestigation in Curaçao, its Maltese Connections, and How to Shut Down!

For many years, the far-far-away Curacao was the regulatory mecca of global online gambling. But that is over. The Lokinvestigation, spearheaded by opposition politician and forensic investigator Dr. Luigi Faneyte, reveals systemic failures and alleged corruption in Curaçao’s online gambling sector. With ties to Maltese investors and global financial networks, the report demands transparency but also carries political implications.

KTM’s Collapse: How Pierer and Blazicek Possibly Misled Investors and Profited Amid a €2.9 Billion Crisis!

The recent insolvency filing by KTM AG, Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer, has unveiled significant managerial failures under CEO Stefan Pierer and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Josef Blasicek of Pierer Mobility AG. Despite clear indicators of financial distress, the company continued to distribute substantial dividends, misleading investors about its fiscal health. Here is an investor update on the KTM case.

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Investor Briefing: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX is valued at $350 Billion!

SpaceX, Elon Musk's private aerospace company, is reportedly in discussions to sell insider shares at a valuation of approximately $350 billion. This would be double what the company was reportedly selling shares at one year ago. In December 2023, Bloomberg reported SpaceX shares were being sold at a $175 billion valuation. Musk's closeness to Trump is apparently paying off.