Cipriani says bookies taking the fall for execs’ malfeasance at Resorts World
Comments arrive as bookie Bowyer was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison
Cipriani implores casino industry to cease hiring executives with checkered pasts
Earlier today, Mathew Bowyer, the former bookmaker at the epicenter of the imbroglio involving ex-MLB translator Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison, prompting a well-known whistleblower to speak out.
R.J. Cipriani, also known as Robin Hood 702, said the Bowyer case, the pending sentencing of bookmaker Wayne Nix, and Damien LeForbes — formerly a friend and colleague of Bowyer’s — are examples of bookmakers taking the fall when casino executives, including former Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella, essentially go unscathed.
Bowyer was wrung up on charges of operating an unlawful gambling business, money laundering, and subscribing to a false tax return, after Cipriani exposed misdeeds at Resorts World Las Vegas, including the Genting-owned casino hotel knowingly accepting bets from as many as 30 known bookmakers, including Bowyer, LeForbes and Nix. Cipriani, whose gambling career spans five decades, is widely credited exposing Sibella’s malfeasance to regulators, leading to the executive’s firing from the Strip venue in 2023 for undisclosed violations of his employment agreement.
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