Jan 27, 2024 · Wayne Joseph Nix, the illegal bookmaker whose casino play at MGM Grand led former resort president Scott Sibella to plead guilty to federal charges in a California courtroom this week, is...

Apr 1, 2022 · Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies,...

Jan 25, 2024 · But the investigation was connected to Sibella’s time at MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan, and his dealings with Wayne Nix, a customer who “ran and operated an illegal bookmaking business,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

The bookmaker central to Sibella’s case, Wayne Nix, is a former minor league baseball player who lives in Newport Coast, California. He’s awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in April 2022 to operating an illegal gambling business and filing a false tax return.

Jul 28, 2023 · According to his plea agreement, Fulton and his company provided bookkeeping, accounting and tax preparation services for Wayne Joseph Nix, 46, of Newport Coast, a former minor-league baseball player who ran an illegal bookmaking business for nearly 20 years.

Dec 1, 2023 · A former minor league baseball player built an eclectic network of bookies who took bets from Maverick Carter, Scottie Pippen and other powerbrokers. Then came the feds.

Mar 31, 2022 · Wayne Nix, 45, of Newport Coast, a former minor league baseball player, who was charged with one count of conspiring to operate an illegal sports gambling business, and one count of filing a false tax return;

Former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix was among several people to plead guilty to operating an illegal sports gambling ring that reportedly started over 20 years ago.

Dec 10, 2023 · Wayne Nix, a former minor league baseball player who prosecutors say ran an illegal sports betting ring for 20 years, is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to federal tax and gambling...

Nov 14, 2022 · Nix pleaded guilty on April 11 to one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal sports gambling business and one count of filing a false tax return. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 8, 2023.