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Nevada board nominates alleged bookmaker Wayne Nicks for stateexcluded-person list
Summary
The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted Dec. 3 to nominate Wayne Joseph Nicks for placement on the state's list of excluded persons, citing federal guilty pleas for operating an unlawful gambling business and filing false tax returns, related California bookmaking violations and documented ties to illicit proceeds used in Las Vegas casinos.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted Dec. 3 to nominate Wayne Joseph Nicks for inclusion on Nevada—s list of excluded persons, a move that would bar him from licensed gaming establishments in the state pending consideration by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The board's nomination was based on documentary evidence of federal convictions, state law violations and public records linking Nicks to an alleged illegal bookmaking operation.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Mike Somps told the board that Nicks pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy to operate an unlawful gambling business and to subscribing to false tax returns. Somps said the plea files and court minutes show Nicks admitted…
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