KHON – Hundreds of criminal charges were filed after a huge crackdown on sweepstakes machines, and authorities warn customers could be next. Last Thursday, a grand jury returned a 414-count indictment against nine people — three establishment owners and six employees. The list of criminal charges includes promoting gambling and money laundering. Several were arrested Friday and two more, Quentin Canencia and Desiree Haina, were booked late Monday afternoon. The last two people, Mike Miller and Mike Madali, are on the mainland and will be arrested when they return to Hawaii, according to Kaneshiro. Monday afternoon, the city prosecutor and…

Leading British bookmaker William Hill said on Friday it would work with the government to tackle concerns about the use of high stakes gambling machines in its betting shops. Shares in bookmakers came under pressure last week when Prime Minister David Cameron added his voice to political concerns over the impact of fixed-odds betting terminals which earn the industry around 1.5 billion pounds a year in revenues. William Hill said it planned to adhere to a new industry code to be implemented by March to warn gamblers how much they have spent and how long they have been on gambling…