In a Money-Laundering Case, the Resorts World Casino in Las Vegas Fined $10.5 Million

The Resorts World casino on the Las Vegas Strip was fined $10.5 million by Nevada gaming authorities for alleged unlawful gambling, many of which involved a bookmaker connected to baseball player Shohei Ohtani‘s interpreter.

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According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the payment resolves a complaint the state Gaming Control Board filed last year, alleging that one of the biggest casinos on the Strip welcomed patrons with a history of gambling-related felony convictions and connections to illicit bookmaking.

Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-interpreter also involved in the scam

The Nevada Gaming Commission, which has the power to impose disciplinary action, imposed the second-largest penalties on Thursday. Resorts World and its parent business do not acknowledge or refute the charges as part of the settlement agreement. However, according to the publication, the casino consented to alter its management and put stronger measures in place to stop money laundering.

Requests for comment from The Associated Press on Friday were not immediately answered by Resorts World.

Numerous accusations focused on Mathew Bowyer, a bookmaker in Southern California who accepted thousands of sports wagers from Shohei Ohtani, the former baseball star’s interpreter. Bowyer is awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea to operating an unlawful gambling enterprise in federal court in Santa Ana, California.

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