Illegal Gambling

Information about illegal gambling, match fixing, underground casinos, and other illegal online gambling statistics are collected from public reports. The value of the illegal gambling market, amount wagered, or amount of winnings collected from the illegal betting market is listed in US Dollars. Click on the information to see information about the illegal activity.

Gambling in the United States is legally restricted. In 2008, gambling activities generated gross revenues (the difference between the total amounts wagered minus the funds or 'winnings' returned to the players) of $92.27 billion in the United States. 11 under investigation for illegal gambling, breaching safe distancing measures in residential unit File photo of a police car in Singapore. 05 Feb 2021 05:41PM (Updated: 05 Feb 2021 06:34PM ).

Illegal Gambling Statistics

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1. ‘Ndragheta Mafia Illegal Gambling Revenue$1.7 Billion
2. Arrests in Las Vegas for CheatingAround 500 people per year
3. Cockfight ArrestsAround 100 in California per year
4. Cockfight Management$2,000 per day hosting matches
5. Cockfight Winnings$15,000 in Los Angeles
6. Cost to fix a football match in Croatia$25,600
7. Cost to fix a football match in Italy$516,000
8. Costa Rica Sports Books$12 Billion wagered per year
9. Gambling Arrests – China600,000 in 2009
10. Gambling Runner – Singapore$1,566 to $2,349 per day
11. Gaming Revenue Unreported in Macau$90 Billion
12. Illegal Bets in Thailand$21 to $27 Billion in wagers
13. Illegal Betting on Baseball$30 to $40 Billion
14. Illegal Betting on College Football$60 to $70 Billion per year
15. Illegal Betting on Cricket$50 Billion
16. Illegal Betting on March Madness Tournament$2.5 Billion
17. Illegal Betting on NFL$80 to $380 Billion per year
18. Illegal Casino Profit in Japan$1,969,400 in 17 months
19. Illegal Casinos – Greece1,000 locations with 11,000 machines in 2012
20. Illegal Casinos – Mexico800 operating across Mexico
21. Illegal Casinos in Thailand700,000 to 1,000,000
22. Illegal Gambling – Canada$13.9 Billion
23. Illegal Gambling – India$49 Billion
24. Illegal Gambling – Israel$2.8 Billion
25. Illegal Gambling – South Korea$67.3 Billion
26. Illegal Gambling Halls in Russia500,000 in 2012
27. Illegal Gambling on 2014 World Cup – Macau$645 Million from one ring
28. Illegal Gambling on 2014 World Cup – Thailand$1.3 Billion
29. Illegal Online Betting in Greece$1.29 Billion
30. Illegal Online Gambling – Australia$1.04 Billion
31. Illegal Online Gambling – China$562.4 Million
32. Illegal Online Gambling – Malaysia$2.4 Billion in earnings
33. Illegal Online Gambling – Turkey500,000 bettors, 400 websites
34. Illegal Slot Machines – Puerto Rico$200 Million
35. Illegal Sports Betting50% of bets placed in Asia
36. Illegal Sports Betting – United States$500 Billion
37. Laundering Cash Through Illegal Gambling in Germany$155 Million
38. Match Fixing of NCAA Basketball Games1% of games
39. Match Fixing Profits$15 Billion
40. Money Laundering Through Macau Casinos$202 Billion
41. Offshore Gambling by US residents$2.6 Billion
42. Online Bets Placed At LegendzOver $1 Billion before shutdown
43. Online Gambling by US College Students16%
44. Online Gambling Websites25,000 sites worldwide
45. Online Poker Players in US in 20112 million
46. Online Poker Players in US in 2011 after crackdown490,000
47. Payments to Drug Cartels in Mexico$10,000 per week in “tax”
48. Sports betting by college athletes30% of athletes
49. Tax Revenue if Online Poker was legalized in US$42 Billion over 10 years
50. Underground Lottery Thailand19,923,643 players
51. USA Arrests for Illegal Gambling in 198087,000
52. USA Arrests for Illegal Gambling in 200011,000
53. Using Sports Betting to Launder Money$140 Billion
54. Virtual Casinos in Japan$50,500 earnings per casino
55. Whe Whe Gambling in Trinidad and Tobago$350 Million lost tax revenue

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