Scott Sibella, former president of Resorts World Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to allowing illegal sports-betting bookie Wayne Nix to gamble at the MGM Grand. The Justice Department ordered MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan to pay a combined $7.45 million fine in connection with Sibella's guilty plea. Sibella is accused of failing to report illegal gamblers at MGM Grand. He expressed interest in working in gaming despite the guilty plea, raising questions about his eligibility for a gaming license.
Court documents detail the multiple trips illegal bookmaker Wayne Nix made to Las Vegas at the invitation of former MGM Grand President Scott Sibella. https://t.co/LSSqkqZB5i
OPINION: "It makes some people wonder what top MGM executives knew and when they knew it about one of their biggest cash customers." Nix investigation, Sibella prosecution reveal another of Las Vegas’ dirty little secrets By @jlnevadasmith: https://t.co/biKSEOpDaN
Lots of questions: How long before MGM Resorts sues Scott Sibella to recoup the millions in fines? If Las Vegas had journalism, would someone ask how and why the Gaming Control Board turned a blind eye to Sibella’s activities at Resorts World when they knew the feds were… https://t.co/JZ6NGPFdcG
Updated w/comment from NV Gaming Control Board chairman. Sibella looks forward to working in gaming after guilty plea. Can he get a license? https://t.co/LVLO0M7Rqn via @NevadaCurrent
Scott Sibella pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday, and the price was high for MGM Grand and The Cosmo https://t.co/VmhBbRdud4 #8NN
LATEST: Two Las Vegas casinos were ordered to pay a combined $7.45 million fine in a money-laundering settlement connected to Wednesday’s guilty plea by former gaming executive Scott Sibella, the Justice Department said Thursday. https://t.co/6Apa6BQCf2
Casinos to pay $7.45M fine related to Sibella guilty plea https://t.co/k3Viik7hOa via @reviewjournal
Scott Sibella, the former president of Resorts World Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to a federal charge tied to allowing a known criminal to gamble in MGM Grand during Sibella's time leading the resort. https://t.co/1XzZVhWSp5
Updated: Plea agreement for former @MGMGrand pres Scott Sibella attached. Sibella looks forward to working in gaming after guilty plea. Can he get a license? https://t.co/LVLO0M7Rqn via @NevadaCurrent
Sibella looks forward to working in gaming after guilty plea. Can he get a license? https://t.co/LVLO0M7Rqn via @NevadaCurrent
A longtime Las Vegas casino executive has pleaded guilty to allowing an illegal sports-betting bookie to gamble at the MGM Grand https://t.co/ghhWlCbafg via @WSJ
Scott Sibella, the former president of Resorts World, is accused of failing to tell federal investigators about alleged illegal gamblers when he worked for MGM. STORY: https://t.co/okox603AEL https://t.co/CsHOrkxjY7
MGM Grand’s then-president knew bookie Wayne Nix operated a sweeping illegal sports-betting business when he arrived at the casino with $120,000 in cash. Now the executive has pleaded guilty to violating anti-money-laundering rules. https://t.co/SNjHb7qxZL https://t.co/SNjHb7qxZL
A longtime Las Vegas casino executive has pleaded guilty to allowing an illegal sports-betting bookie to gamble at the MGM Grand MGM Grand, The Cosmopolitan to pay about $7.5M in fines related to anti-money-laundering failures https://t.co/DsgppUGnc0 via @WSJ @katherinesayre
Longtime Las Vegas casino executive Scott Sibella has pleaded guilty to allowing illegal sports betting bookie Wayne Nix to gamble at the MGM Grand. https://t.co/YEGd0VJp97
The former president of Resorts World pleaded guilty Wednesday to failing to report to federal officers about alleged illegal gamblers playing at MGM Grand when he worked there. https://t.co/mCsZxDmLuq
A longtime Las Vegas casino executive has pleaded guilty to allowing an illegal sports-betting bookie to gamble at the MGM Grand https://t.co/f7DejD8CrJ https://t.co/f7DejD8CrJ
$120,000 cash and VIP access: How a bookie brought down a Las Vegas executive - @katherinesayre has details on the latest fallout from the Justice Department’s investigation into Wayne Nix’s yearslong illegal betting ring https://t.co/HzBzuYPFqi