The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted to nominate bookmaker Wayne Nix for the state’s List of Excluded Persons. The Nevada Gaming Commission will make the final decision later this month; state lawyers linked the case to Nix’s illegal bookmaking conviction and casino transactions, while Nix did not attend the hearing and has not commented publicly.
If approved, the nomination would bar Nix from entering any licensed casino in Nevada.
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| Not named | USD 100,000 | Nevada Gaming Commission upholds $100,000 fine and 15-year racing ban | Not stated | |
| Caesars Entertainment | USD 7,800,000 | Nevada Gaming Commission approves $7.8 million Caesars settlement | Not stated | |
| Crypto.com | Not stated | Nevada judge rejects Crypto.com injunction and orders sports markets to stop | Not stated |
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The Nevada Gaming Commission is due to consider a Gaming Control Board recommendation to add Wayne Nix to the state’s casino-exclusion Black Book. The Board made the recommendation in December; Nix pleaded guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and filing a false tax return. The commission previously fined MGM $8.5 million for knowingly dealing with Nix, according to the report.
Wayne Nix, who ran an illegal sports gambling business in California, is awaiting sentencing for conspiracy, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said. His sentencing is expected in the coming months; former baseball player Yasiel Puig was convicted of obstruction and making false statements in a related case and is due to be sentenced on 26 May.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board added 22 people to its involuntary exclusion lists, bringing the number barred from gaming in the state to 1,491. Seventeen were placed on the casino exclusion list, including five for leaving minors unattended while gambling; five others were listed for fraud on online gaming or sports betting sites.
Nevada Gaming Control Board agents filed a nine-count complaint against Sry Industries LLC, which operates Off The Rails in Lovelock, Nevada, alleging 19 recurring violations found in a review covering 1 September 2023 to 31 January 2026. The complaint says the casino failed to meet accounting, reporting, internal-control and other requirements; chairman Michael Dreitzer declined its owner’s request to surrender the licence, allowing disciplinary proceedings to continue.
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board withdrew criminal charges against Las Vegas handicapper William West Roberts, who was accused of operating an unlicensed gambling business. The board had alleged that casino records showed roughly $8 million in bets laid off at Nevada sportsbooks; Clark County prosecutors reportedly served Roberts notice of an intention to seek a grand jury indictment. Roberts denied operating an illegal betting business and said money he received was for sports-wagering tips.