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Resorts World Las Vegas agrees to pay second-largest fine in Nevada gaming history

If approved, the $10.5 million fine over the casino's purported AML failures will be the largest in Nevada history behind a 2019 fine against Wynn Resorts.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) entered into a proposed stipulation for settlement with Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV) on Thursday (20 March) in the latest chapter of a comprehensive investigation that has ensnared the bookmaker of Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter.

The proposed settlement was reached months after the NGCB issued a 12-count complaint against RWLV stemming from the property’s purported anti-money laundering (AML) deficiencies. Given the enormity of the probe, questions arose of whether the NGCB would impose the largest fine against a casino in state history.

The stipulation includes a fine of$10.5 million (£7.7 million/€9.2 million), payable to the Nevada general fund. The proposed monetary penalty pales in comparison to a $20 million fine Wynn Resorts received in 2019 over the company’s failure to i..

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Ex-casino exec Sibella to have Nevada gaming licence revoked

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) today (13 December) announced a tentative agreement with former MGM Grand and Resorts World executive Scott Sibella, who in January pleaded guilty to failing to file a suspicious activity report while at the MGM Grand.

Sibella is so far the only person involved in a far-reaching illegal sports betting ring to be sentenced.

Wayne Nix, whom Sibella extended credit to despite having knowledge that he ran an illegal book, Mathew Bowyer, who had up to 700 customers playing at his illegal book, and Ippei Mizuhara, the Japanese language interpreter who stole $17 million (£13.4 million/€16.1 million) from baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani to gamble, all await sentencing. The cases are playing out in US District Court in Southern California. All three defendants pleaded guilty and face varying amounts of prison time and fines.

Nix’s sentencing is set for 26 March 2025, Bowyer’s sentencing is set for 7 February 2025 and Mizuhara’s sentencing is schedule..

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