A Las Vegas man is accused of running an illegal bookmaking operation involving about $8 million in bets at Nevada sportsbooks and an offshore website based in Costa Rica.
William West Roberts, 57, was arrested Tuesday after a multi-year investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the FBI. The investigation relied in part on a “confidential human source” and undercover investigators posing as gamblers, according to an arrest report for Roberts.
The Gaming Control Board arrest report states Roberts was recorded by authorities talking about the bookmaking operation. He is accused of taking bets using a website based in Costa Rica and commingling funds with finances from two businesses identified in the investigative report as Ace’s Family Fitness, 7171 N. Hualapai Way, and a social media gambling tip business called Wild Bill Consulting Inc.
