Several Las Vegas casino executives, including Scott Sibella and the former president of Resorts World, have been involved in allowing illegal sports-betting bookie Wayne Nix to gamble at the MGM Grand. This has led to guilty pleas and fines totaling about $7.5 million for MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan related to anti-money-laundering failures. The executives' resignations and legal issues have raised questions about the oversight of illegal gambling activities in the industry.
Field Note: Less than six weeks after opening, the $3.7 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas is changing presidents. Former Wynn President Maurice Wooden takes over at @fblasvegas The move follows the recent departures of four executives. https://t.co/JQpKshL98j @TheNVIndy https://t.co/YaFfvXSioH
BREAKING: Fontainebleau Development, the parent company of the resort, named longtime Las Vegas hospitality executive Maurice Wooden as the north Strip property’s new president, according to a Sunday news release. https://t.co/g3zGx4gM6L
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
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
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
$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
Another executive at Fontainebleau Las Vegas has resigned, marking the fourth departure among leadership since the resort opened its doors in December. STORY: https://t.co/QTRglffvyN https://t.co/1QVhh2ZblD