Archive for the ‘Vice’
Washington Post investigates the world of Online Poker
The Washington Post has an investigative series into the world of Online Poker.
Read the series here.
Men who pay for sex with trafficked women to face penalties
A new law in the United Kingdom would give out stronger penalties to men who knowingly have sex with women were are trafficked.
From the Guardian:
New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no defence for men facing prosecution for buying sex from a woman who has been trafficked [...]
US Treasury and Federal Reserve make internet gambling illegal
New rules established by the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve has essentially made Internet gambling illegal as it placed restrictions on the ability of gambling sites to pay winnings.
From the Wall Street Journal:
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve issued rules that bar financial companies from processing payments connected to most gambling Web [...]
Anti-Gambling agency needed for world sports, experts say
Betting experts are stating that an anti-gambling agency is needed to help regulate the international gambling market and to eliminate illegal gambling rings.
From the AP (via IHT):
The global sports industry needs an international agency to fight illegal gambling and match-fixing, betting experts said Monday.
Corrupt betting — worth tens of billions of dollars each year to criminal [...]
Elliot Spitzer won’t be charged in prostitution case
Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer will not be charged for his role as a customer of a prostitution ring.
From the AP (via Yahoo News):
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they will not bring criminal charges against Eliot Spitzer for his role in a prostitution scandal, removing a legal cloud that has surrounded the former governor [...]
Russia’s plan to create gambling city could lead to illegal gambling
Russia’s plan to build a city dedicated to gambling is hitting a snag due to the global financial crisis, leading some to worry that a black market in illegal gambling could emerge.
From USA Today:
Russia’s grandiose scheme to build a Las Vegas from scratch in 18 months is turning into a sour bet because of the [...]
Economic downturn hitting brothels in Nevada
The Los Angeles Times reports on the impact the economic downturn is causing in legal brothels in Nevada.
From the LA Times:
Signs of the economic free fall have cropped up in many of Nevada’s 25 or so legal brothels. The Mustang Ranch, for example, has a steady stream of customers, but the number of women vying [...]
Countries meet to curb illegal cigarette trafficking
More than 150 countries are meeting to curb the illegal trafficking of cigarettes.
From Reuters:
The week-long conference in Geneva is being held under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), which estimates 5 million people die each year from diseases related to smoking.
“Illicit trade in tobacco products contributes to the rise in tobacco consumption and [...]
Illegal tobacco smuggling in the UK causes 4,000 deaths
A new report is stating that eliminating illegal tobacco smuggling in the United Kingdom would save 4,000 lives per year.
From the Telegraph:
Cancer Research UK says that the trade in smuggled cigarettes and tobacco kills four times as many people as all illicit drugs combined.
Official figures suggest that 22 per cent of all tobacco smoked in [...]
Over $1 billion laundered in Mafia controlled cigarette smuggling ring
Swiss Authorities are charging 10 people in laundering over $1 billion in a Mafia controlled cigarette smuggling ring.
From the AP (via the Seattle Times):
Switzerland’s top prosecutor charged 10 people with laundering more than $1 billion dollars during a decade-long mafia cigarette smuggling operation, Swiss authorities said Monday.
The defendants - five Swiss, three Italians, a Spaniard [...]
