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fine settles a complaint that the state Gaming Control Board
filed last year accusing one of the largest casinos on the Strip
of welcoming people with ties to illegal bookmaking and people
with a history of gambling-related felony convictions, the Las
Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The fine, issued on Thursday, is the second-largest handed down
by the Nevada Gaming Commission, which has authority over
disciplinary action.
As part of the settlement agreement, Resorts World and its
parent company neither admit to nor deny the allegations. But
the casino agreed to make changes to its leadership and
implement stricter protocols for preventing money laundering,
the newspaper reported.
Resorts World did not immediately respond Friday to requests for
comment from The Associated Press.
Many of the allegations centered on Mathew Bowyer, a Southern
California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the
former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani. Bowyer has
pleaded guilty in federal court in Santa Ana, California, to
running an illegal gambling business and is awaiting sentencing.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board alleged that Resorts World
allowed Bowyer to play 80 separate days over about 15 months,
while repeatedly failing to verify his source of funding. Bowyer
lost over $6.6 million during that time, while the casino
extended gifts, discounts and flights on its private jet,
according to the complaint.
The complaint originally listed 12 counts against Resorts World
— six related to Bowyer — including failing to distance from
suspected illegal bookmakers, failure of casino hosts to report
suspected illegal bookings and hosts referring prospective
customers to suspected illegal bookmakers.
Other counts were related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in
credit to others with histories of illegal gambling convictions
or organized crime — one of whom was convicted of conducting an
illegal gambling business and another who was convicted in a
large-scale internet gambling operation.
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