ESPN Expose on Paul Phua Adds Insight on Gambling King’s Background 4q5i1n

December 2, 2015 0

Left adrift by mainstream gambling-news outlets in recent weeks was a well-researched piece by ESPN into the high-profile Paul Phua “wire room” illegal sports-betting case which was ultimately dismissed by a Nevada judge earlier this [….]

More Sentences Handed Down in Taiwanchik-Trincher Sportsbetting Case 711x1t

May 5, 2014 0

A handful of sentencing hearings for prominent defendants in the ongoing prosecution of the so-called “Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization,” a large New York City-centered gambling ring with ties to both the poker world and to Russian organized [….]

Five Years for Vadim Trincher in Sportsbetting, Money Laundering Case 345h3s

April 30, 2014 0

Former 2009 World Poker Tour winner Vadim Trincher was sentenced to five years in prison today for his prominent role in a major gambling ring that was centered in New York City and that also [….]

BoostedJ Plea Deal Confirmed in Taiwanchik-Trincher Sportsbetting Case 2q1v6z

August 27, 2013 0

Justin “BoostedJ” Smith, one of 34 defendants in the massive “Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization” sportsbetting and poker crackdown centered in New York, the target of a sweep by federal agents in April, will plead guilty to a [….]

More Plea Deals in Taiwanchik-Trincher Sportsbetting Cases 3v5j55

August 25, 2013 0

More plea deals are on the table in the major New York City sportsbetting and poker case against 34 individuals, including many well-known poker pros.  The New York Daily News reported on Friday that Justin [….]