US Edition$10.5 million fine for Las Vegas Strip resort is 2nd-highest in state history
- On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission levied a $10.5 million fine against Resorts World casino on the Las Vegas Strip for allegations of illegal gambling, settling a complaint filed by the state Gaming Control Board in August 2024.
- The allegations centered on Resorts World welcoming people with ties to illegal bookmaking, including Southern California bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, who took sports bets from Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
- Resorts World allegedly failed to verify Bowyer's source of funding as required by law, allowing him to gamble on 80 separate days over approximately 15 months and lose over $6.6 million, while also extending gifts, discounts, and flights on its private jet.
- According to a bourse filing by Genting Berhad, the owner of Resorts World, the approved settlement included a US$10.5 million fine, with the board of directors announcing that the stipulation for settlement and order has been approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission at its hearing on March 27.
- As part of the settlement, Resorts World, while neither admitting to nor denying the allegations, agreed to implement stricter anti-money laundering protocols and make leadership changes, including appointing Alex Dixon as chief executive officer in January, though Commissioner George Markantonis noted that the resort will still carry the reputational wound despite these changes.
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Las Vegas casino fined $10.5 million after gifting private jet flights and discounts to a bookmaker with ties to Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani
Nevada gaming regulators have issued a $10.5 million fine against the Resorts World casino on the Las Vegas Strip over allegations of illegal gambling, many of which centered on a bookmaker with ties to the interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani. The 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…
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Resorts World Hit With $10.5 Million Fine Over Illegal Gambling Claims
Resorts World casino in Las Vegas just got hit with a bad beat ... as the venue was fined $10.5 million in connection to a money laundering case involving a bookmaker who took thousands of bets for Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei…
$10.5 million fine for Las Vegas Strip resort is 2nd-highest in state history
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Resorts World will pay a $10.5 million fine for "unsuitable methods of operation," agreeing to the second-largest fine ever assessed by the Nevada Gaming Commission. It's a heavy price for what Nevada Gaming regulators regard as a grave situation at a Las Vegas Strip casino. The complaint originally filed in August detailed two illegal bookmakers operating with impunity, gambling millions as anti-money laundering (AML) regulat…
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