Casino operator Las Vegas Sands has agreed to pay a nearly $7m fine to resolve a US federal probe into its activities in China and Macau.

On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that Sands had agreed to pay $6.96m to resolve the investigation into Sands’ violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in its business transactions in China and Macau. The FCPA prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials in order to win business concessions.

The payment is in addition to the $9m civil penalty Sands paid last April to resolve a similar probe by the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that determined the casino operator had little documentation to explain why it paid $62m to an Asian consultant.

The consultant reportedly acted as a ‘beard’ for Sands’ purchases of Chinese companies and property – including $6m for a basketball team that gambling companies were prohibited from owning – and which some Sands staff suspected were purchased “solely for political purposes.”

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

Financial services firm Western Union (WU) has reached a $586m settlement with the US Department of Justice, in part due to the company’s involvement with Costa Rica-based online gambling operators.

A year ago, WU revealed that the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida had issued a subpoena requesting company documents regarding suspected online gambling transactions with Western Union agents in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On Thursday, the DOJ announced that WU had agreed to forfeit $586m – the largest penalty ever imposed on a money services business – and admit to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program and aiding and abetting wire fraud.

A significant portion of WU’s shenanigans involved processing payments for an international fraud scheme, in which fraudsters contacted victims in the US posing as relatives in need of cash, or falsely promised prizes or job opportunities in exchange for cash sent to an international WU office. Some WU agents were complicit in this fraud.

In this week’s Lessons in Life column, Lee Davy reminds poker players straining under the demands of the job not to stray onto the Path of Least Resistance.

As my four-month-old daughter slobbers over my cheek like a bulldog, I feel a genetic-gluelike desire to protect her from the world.

The ‘Parenting 101’ rulebook says we need to keep our kids safe from harm. I get it. I don’t want my daughter to fall from a tree, have her hair pulled from its roots by a bigger girl, or die in a Martian sandstorm.

But there is a price to pay for this protective bubble, and it’s called: Conformity.

In this week’s Lessons in Life column, Lee Davy reminds poker players straining under the demands of the job not to stray onto the Path of Least Resistance.

As my four-month-old daughter slobbers over my cheek like a bulldog, I feel a genetic-gluelike desire to protect her from the world.

The ‘Parenting 101’ rulebook says we need to keep our kids safe from harm. I get it. I don’t want my daughter to fall from a tree, have her hair pulled from its roots by a bigger girl, or die in a Martian sandstorm.

But there is a price to pay for this protective bubble, and it’s called: Conformity.

In this week’s Lessons in Life column, Lee Davy reminds poker players straining under the demands of the job not to stray onto the Path of Least Resistance.

As my four-month-old daughter slobbers over my cheek like a bulldog, I feel a genetic-gluelike desire to protect her from the world.

The ‘Parenting 101’ rulebook says we need to keep our kids safe from harm. I get it. I don’t want my daughter to fall from a tree, have her hair pulled from its roots by a bigger girl, or die in a Martian sandstorm.

But there is a price to pay for this protective bubble, and it’s called: Conformity.

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas casino has launched a mobile sports betting app powered by Miomni Gaming technology.

Thursday witnessed the launch of the Golden Nugget Sports Wagering App, which carries all the same bet options available at the property’s physical Race and Sports Book. Customers must sign up and make a cash deposit in person at the sportsbook but can then use the app to wager anywhere within Nevada’s borders.

The Nugget is the only independently operated sportsbook in Downtown Vegas, and the property’s sports director Tony Miller said the new app will distinguish itself from the pack thanks to “independent lines and odds, and many, many events and props that other books just do not have.”

Miomni has helped launch mobile sports betting products for numerous Nevada gaming licensees, including the Atlantic Casino, Boyd Gaming, South Point, Station Casinos, the Westgate, Wynn Resorts and Treasure Island.

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas casino has launched a mobile sports betting app powered by Miomni Gaming technology.

Thursday witnessed the launch of the Golden Nugget Sports Wagering App, which carries all the same bet options available at the property’s physical Race and Sports Book. Customers must sign up and make a cash deposit in person at the sportsbook but can then use the app to wager anywhere within Nevada’s borders.

The Nugget is the only independently operated sportsbook in Downtown Vegas, and the property’s sports director Tony Miller said the new app will distinguish itself from the pack thanks to “independent lines and odds, and many, many events and props that other books just do not have.”

Miomni has helped launch mobile sports betting products for numerous Nevada gaming licensees, including the Atlantic Casino, Boyd Gaming, South Point, Station Casinos, the Westgate, Wynn Resorts and Treasure Island.

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas casino has launched a mobile sports betting app powered by Miomni Gaming technology.

Thursday witnessed the launch of the Golden Nugget Sports Wagering App, which carries all the same bet options available at the property’s physical Race and Sports Book. Customers must sign up and make a cash deposit in person at the sportsbook but can then use the app to wager anywhere within Nevada’s borders.

The Nugget is the only independently operated sportsbook in Downtown Vegas, and the property’s sports director Tony Miller said the new app will distinguish itself from the pack thanks to “independent lines and odds, and many, many events and props that other books just do not have.”

Miomni has helped launch mobile sports betting products for numerous Nevada gaming licensees, including the Atlantic Casino, Boyd Gaming, South Point, Station Casinos, the Westgate, Wynn Resorts and Treasure Island.

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas casino has launched a mobile sports betting app powered by Miomni Gaming technology.

Thursday witnessed the launch of the Golden Nugget Sports Wagering App, which carries all the same bet options available at the property’s physical Race and Sports Book. Customers must sign up and make a cash deposit in person at the sportsbook but can then use the app to wager anywhere within Nevada’s borders.

The Nugget is the only independently operated sportsbook in Downtown Vegas, and the property’s sports director Tony Miller said the new app will distinguish itself from the pack thanks to “independent lines and odds, and many, many events and props that other books just do not have.”

Miomni has helped launch mobile sports betting products for numerous Nevada gaming licensees, including the Atlantic Casino, Boyd Gaming, South Point, Station Casinos, the Westgate, Wynn Resorts and Treasure Island.