The Poker Police

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Documented Individuals & Syndicates

Accessory & Advocatesto Illegal Gambling

Founders, operators, and public promoters of illegal online gambling syndicates who knowingly targeted players in the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom.

Accessory

Someone who participates in, enables, or benefits from illegal activity — including operators, payment processors, and platform staff.

Advocate

Someone who publicly promotes or endorses illegal activity — including affiliates, streamers, and social media personalities paid to drive players to these platforms.

The Poker Police Black Book

Lifetime disqualification from licensed gambling — physical & online

Live awareness tool for gaming authorities worldwide

Lifetime Ban

From all licensed physical casino roles — ownership, management, or operations

Online License Denied

Permanently ineligible for any online gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK

No Regulatory Approval

Disqualified from passing suitability checks by any recognized gambling authority

Public Record

Entered into a permanent registry shared with regulators, law enforcement, and gambling commissions internationally

International Scope

The ban applies across US, EU, and UK jurisdictions — not one country, all regulated markets

Legal Referral

All documented violations referred to Interpol, federal agencies, and EU / UK regulatory bodies

Why Behavior Pattern Matters

The Black Book is not only about what was done — it is about who is willing to do it. Each of these individuals demonstrated a documented pattern:

Deliberately chose offshore jurisdictions to evade the law
Actively marketed to players in jurisdictions where their operation is illegal
Used cryptocurrency or shell licenses (e.g. Anjouan) as a false legal shield
Continued operating after the illegality of their activity was documented and public
Recruited affiliates and streamers to expand illegal market reach
This pattern demonstrates a person who is comfortable breaking the law — disqualifying them from any future position of trust in licensed gambling

Global Awareness Tool for Gaming Authorities

The Poker Police Black Book will be made live as a real-time awareness tool for gaming authorities, regulators, and licensing bodies across the world — both for physical and digital operator licensing. This comprehensive registry provides easy access to documented individuals who have violated gambling laws, pursued illegal market exploitation, or engaged in systematic law-breaking activities. Gaming authorities can reference this database to make informed licensing decisions and protect their jurisdictions from known violators.

All Documented Illegal Gambling Syndicates and their Operators

Every syndicate, every operator — on record

Each organization below has been documented breaking gambling laws across the USA, EU, and UK. All named operators are entered into The Poker Police Black Book.

America's Card Room / Winning Poker Network

Based: Costa Rica (no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

Phil Nagy — CEO & Founder, Winning Poker Network

ACR Poker Affiliates Program — mass affiliate recruitment across US, EU, and UK, paying marketers to drive players to an illegal platform.

Documented Violations

Head of the world's largest illegal online gambling syndicate
Operated multi-billion dollar illegal gambling empire targeting US, EU, and UK players for decades
No proper licensing or regulatory approval in the USA, EU, or UK
ACR actively paid affiliates to drive players from restricted jurisdictions to their illegal platform
Deliberately avoids regulation to escape accountability and oversight

All named operators of America's Card Room / Winning Poker Network are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

Bovada / Harp Media B.V.

Based: Costa Rica / Offshore (no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

Harp Media B.V. — Corporate Operator of Bovada

Documented Violations

Operating as an illegal gambling syndicate targeting players in the USA, EU, and UK
No proper licensing or regulatory approval from recognized authorities
Thousands of player accounts reportedly frozen with funds withheld
Affiliated with Ignition Casino — same criminal network, multiple illegal platforms
Deliberately avoids regulation to escape accountability and player protection obligations

All named operators of Bovada / Harp Media B.V. are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

Ignition Casino

Based: Costa Rica (no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

Greg Strickland — CEO

Documented Violations

CEO of Ignition — same criminal network as Bovada, operating under a different brand
Thousands of player accounts reportedly frozen with substantial funds withheld
No proper licensing or regulatory approval in the USA, EU, or UK
Part of the Bovada criminal network — multiple illegal platforms under the same umbrella
Zero player protections — no regulatory body to turn to when disputes arise

All named operators of Ignition Casino are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

BetOnline / Sport Betting AG

Based: Panama (no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

Eddie Robbins III — CEO, BetOnline

Documented Violations

Panama-based illegal syndicate closely affiliated with Sport Betting AG
No proper licensing in the USA, EU, or UK — zero player protections
Part of a network of illegal operations that deliberately avoid regulation
No independent verification of game fairness or fund security for players
BetOnline and Sport Betting AG collectively profited millions from illegal gambling targeting restricted jurisdictions

All named operators of BetOnline / Sport Betting AG are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

BetUS

Based: Costa Rica (no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

Tim Williams — Founder & CEO

Documented Violations

Costa Rica-based illegal gambling syndicate avoiding regulation and oversight
No proper licensing from recognized gaming authorities in the USA, EU, or UK
Deliberately avoids accountability — no independent authority ensuring fair play
No guarantee that random number generators are truly random without regulation
Generated significant illegal gambling revenue by targeting players in regulated jurisdictions

All named operators of BetUS are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

MyBookie.ag

Based: Costa Rica (no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

David Strauss — Founder & CEO

Documented Violations

Costa Rica-based illegal gambling operation without regulatory approval
No proper licensing from recognized gaming authorities in the USA, EU, or UK
No independent verification of game fairness, fund security, or player protection
Follows the same offshore illegal gambling playbook as every other syndicate on this list
Generates revenue by operating illegally in jurisdictions that require proper gambling licenses

All named operators of MyBookie.ag are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

Triton Poker

High-stakes tournament brand — documented ties to illegal online gambling ecosystem

Named Owners / Principals

Paul Phua — Co-Founder & Principal Backer

Richard Yong — Co-Founder

Matt Savage — Tournament Director

Triton Poker is a high-stakes live tournament brand whose principal backers and operators have documented financial ties to offshore illegal online gambling infrastructure, by channeling liquidity, prestige, and public exposure into an ecosystem that includes illegal online gambling syndicates which offer illegal online gambling services across the USA, the EU and the UK — syndicates whose platforms have been documented as conduits for terrorist-designated cartel money laundering — Triton's principals are not bystanders. They are active participants in sustaining and legitimizing that ecosystem. We have contacted them, to warn them about this situation, and recommend that they stay clear of marketing for illegal online gambling syndicates.

Participation in, sponsorship of, or financial backing of operations that provide liquidity to illegal online gambling platforms connected to terrorist-designated organizations is not a technicality. It is a documented pattern of conduct that will be treated accordingly by The Poker Police and referred to the relevant law enforcement and regulatory bodies.

Advocates For Illegal Gambling Syndicates — America's Card Room Team

The following players are members of, or have been sponsored by, the America's Card Room team — the world's largest illegal online gambling syndicate, documented as a conduit for terrorist-designated cartel money laundering. By representing ACR, these individuals are acting as public advocates for an illegal operation.

Chris Moneymaker

Ebony Kenney

Shaun Deeb

Brian Hastings

Lara Eisenberg

Hasan Habib

Calvin Anderson

Eric Africanis

Alexandre Mantovani

Jessica Dawley

All the names mentioned here will be added to the Black Book, to bring awareness to the regulated gambling community.

Everyone who knows better will be treated accordingly. By the time this documentation is public, there is no longer any claim of ignorance available. Continued representation of, sponsorship by, or public promotion of America's Card Room — the world's largest illegal online gambling syndicate, documented as a conduit for terrorist-designated cartel money laundering — constitutes willful advocacy for that illegal ecosystem. The Poker Police will document and refer all such associations to the appropriate authorities.

Marketing for America's Card Room: A Cartel Advocacy Warning

Any company or individual marketing for ACR will be documented and treated accordingly

America's Card Room (ACR) / Winning Poker Network is the world's largest illegal online gambling syndicate — a Costa Rica-based operation generating an estimated $5.4 billion annually from players in the USA, EU, and UK, with zero licensing from any recognized gambling authority. Its platforms have been documented as active conduits for trickle money laundering operations conducted by terrorist-designated drug cartels — including the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG, and Clan del Golfo.

This is The Poker Police's Formal Position:

Any poker company, content creator, streamer, affiliate, or media outlet that markets for America's Card Room — knowingly or after being made aware — will be noted by name in The Poker Police's documentation.
That act of marketing will be treated as advocacy not merely for illegal gambling, but for a platform documented as a money-laundering vehicle for terrorist-designated cartel organizations.
By directing players to ACR, marketers are actively contributing to the liquidity of an illegal ecosystem that funnels resources to criminal enterprises designated as terrorist organizations by the United States government.
There is no longer any cover of ignorance. This documentation is public. Any action taken after reading it is a knowing act.
All such documented marketing relationships will be referred to the DOJ, FBI, FinCEN, DEA, and relevant international law enforcement bodies as part of The Poker Police's ongoing investigative submissions.

To every poker media company, tournament sponsor, streamer, and affiliate: marketing for ACR is marketing for an organization whose infrastructure has been documented as a cartel money-laundering pipeline. Choose your associations accordingly. The Poker Police is watching, documenting, and reporting.

Spotlight: Crypto Platforms — Coin Poker & Phenom Poker

These two platforms share a deliberate strategy: use cryptocurrency and obscure offshore licenses to claim their illegal gambling services are legal. They are not. Both have been documented targeting players across the USA, EU, and UK. Their operators are named below and entered into the Black Book.

Coin Poker: A Comprehensive Investigation

Trying to hide behind fake regulations and cryptocurrency

Coin Poker

Based: Anjouan (Breaks their laws on a regular basis)

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Named Operators

Tony G (Antanas Guoga) — Co-Founder

Michael Josem — Co-Founder & CEO

Documented Violations

Illegal syndicates hiding behind a meaningless Anjouan regulation — bottom of the barrel
Break laws against Anjouan's own rules, from marketing to accepting players from restricted areas
Used cryptocurrency to disguise the nature of illegal gambling transactions
Ran active marketing campaigns targeting the USA, United Kingdom, and European Union
Broke gambling laws across all 50 US states, 27 EU member states, and the UK
Obtained an Anjouan license — a non-recognized, non-enforcing authority — as cover

Coin Poker Affiliate Network: Any individual paid to promote Coin Poker to restricted-jurisdiction audiences acted as an advocate for an illegal gambling syndicate. Documentation of these promotional relationships is permanent.

Tony G (Antanas Guoga) and Michael Josem are entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

Phenom Poker: A Comprehensive Investigation

Panama-based — cryptocurrency as a fig leaf, no legitimate regulation

Phenom Poker

Based: Panama (offshore, no recognized gambling authority)

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Named Operators

Matt Valeo — CEO & Founder

Documented Violations

Panama-based illegal syndicate using crypto as a legal fig leaf — the argument is without merit
Accepted players from the USA, EU, and UK while avoiding all legitimate regulation
Cryptocurrency does not make illegal gambling legal — same chips-for-money model, different currency
Marketed to players in jurisdictions where its operation is explicitly prohibited
Operated an illegal gambling platform targeting US, EU, and UK players
Used Panama as an offshore safe haven to avoid accountability
Deployed cryptocurrency as a claimed legal shield — an argument without legal merit
Demonstrated the same deliberate law-breaking pattern as every other syndicate on this list

Phenom Poker Affiliate Network: Marketing Phenom Poker to USA, EU, or UK audiences makes an individual an advocate for an illegal gambling syndicate. Documentation of these promotional relationships is permanent.

Matt Valeo is entered into The Poker Police Black Book — permanently banned from obtaining any physical or online casino gaming license in the USA, EU, or UK.

A Note to Marketers, Affiliates & Streamers

You are not exempt

Every commission earned from marketing an illegal gambling platform is documented — permanently.
Promoting any syndicate on this page to US, EU, or UK audiences makes you an advocate for an illegal operation linked to cartel money laundering.
Participating in events backed by principals with documented ties to illegal gambling syndicates — after this documentation is public — is a knowing act of advocacy.
That documentation does not disappear. It follows you across every future licensing application, regulatory background check, and public record.
Affiliates, streamers, sponsors, and media outlets who built audiences or revenue on illegal gambling promotion will be reviewed for Black Book inclusion.
All documented associations are referred to the DOJ, FBI, FinCEN, DEA, and Interpol as part of The Poker Police's ongoing investigative submissions.

⚠️ The organizations are caught. The operators are in the Black Book. The advocates are next.

By the time you read this, ignorance is no longer a defense. Everyone who knows better will be treated accordingly.