Nevada Gaming files complaint against Resorts World regarding allowing illegal bookies to gamble there and launder money

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Former Resorts World CEO Scott Sibella was a shady guy, and for a long time, the corrupt LV media was ignoring it, and Nevada Gaming seemed to look the other way,

However, once Scott Sibella was arrested by the feds and subsequently fired, the media had no choice but to report on it, and Gaming had to take action.

Now Resorts World is facing the possibility of losing their license, and will likely at least face a massive fine. They are accused of allowing known illegal bookies to gamble there and launder money.

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Interestingly, the main bookie involved here is Matthew Bowyer, who was in mainstream news earlier this year as the illegal bookmaker who took bets from Shohei Ohtain's assistant, Ippei Mizuhara. While there was (and still is) some suspicion that Mizuhara was placing some or all of the bets on behalf of Ohtani, he did plead guilty in federal court to having stolen Ohtani's money for purposes of continuing to gamble at high stakes. At minimum, Mizuhara stole at least some of that money gambled with Bowyer.

Anyway, this entire thing came out in March due to the arrest and investigation of Bowyer.

Matthew Bowyer is the main bookie being accused of being allowed to gamble at Resorts World, and it's alleged that executives there, including CEO Sibella, knew about it and looked the other way. Interestingly, a newly revealed angle involves Bowyer's wife Nicole, who was an independent host associated with Resorts World. Apparently Nicole Bowyer was also earning a commission on the losses incurred by her husband and his associates!

It is assumed that Bowyer and his associates were gambling at Resorts World at high stakes in order to clean up their illegal bookmaking earnings, thus making the money they cashed out appear to be casino wins. Resorts World was said to have looked the other way as this occurred, rather than inquire about their source of funds. It's also alleged that Resorts World was very aware of Bowyer's actual source of funds, so this went beyond ignorance.

All of the full complaints can be found here: https://gaming.nv.gov/gaming/complaints/stipulations/

Bowyer pled guilty 6 days ago in federal court to illegal bookmaking and money laundering.

Wow. What a clusterfuck for Resorts World, but Resorts World is a dime a dozen in Las Vegas Casinos and it's not really that big of a deal that they are losing their license. There's are PLENTY of other Las Vegas Casinos to balance out Resorts World losing their license. Harrah's, Bellagio, Cea

Yes I’m sure that Nevada Gaming will pull Resorts Worlds license.

Because after all they are first & foremost a consumer protection agency. Protecting consumers & ensuring compliance with the law is always their number one priority.

This is why you definitely won’t see some minor slap on the wrist like a fine that is just a drop in the bucket for a big corporation like Resorts World. Or just nuking some of the executives involved.

Forget about the fact that Resorts World is a large contributor to the Nevada economy & probably also contributes significantly to Nevada politicians of both political parties.

Nope, none of that will matter in the slightest degree. This time they are going to send a clear message & actually pull the license!

Just watch & wait lol.