8 arrested in Vegas in NY bookmaking investigation
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Nevada gambling regulator says eight Las Vegas area residents have been arrested in a New York City police investigation of illegal bookmaking and money laundering, including the sports book chief at the M Resort in Henderson.
Gaming Control Board enforcement chief Jerry Markling says Cantor Gaming manager Michael Colbert was arrested Wednesday along with seven others not involved with the company.
A Cantor spokesman says the case doesn't involve the company.
An M Resort spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a message.
Records show Colbert and six others are jailed in Las Vegas.
Markling says one person was taken to an area hospital as a precaution.
Markling says each faces enterprise corruption, money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York.
Colbert's arrest was first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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