The question of how connected the Ippei Mizuhara, Scott Sibella and Wayne Nix illegal gambling cases are was answered Tuesday (30 April). Mizuhara’s gambling debt payments were washed through the Resorts World Las Vegas and Pechanga casinos by an illegal bookmaker in the Nix gambling ring, directly linking the three cases.
ESPNs Tisha Thompson connected the dots. Sources confirmed that Mizuharas gambling-debt payments were deposited into casino accounts and converted into chips. Those chips were then used to gamble, and any proceeds were converted back to cash.
The story ran hours before it was revealed that the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NCGB) had filed charges against Sibella, the former Resorts World president. The NGCB filed a thr…
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