Nevada Gaming Control Board agents have made an arrest involving a shaving investigation involving the Fresno State University basketball program.
The Comptroller’s Board on Thursday did not reveal the identity of the person arrested, pending further investigation into other possible participants in a conspiracy discovered last year.
Evidence obtained through subpoenas, financial records, cell phone data, licensed sportsbook operators and in coordination with the National Collegiate Athletic Association established probable cause that multiple individuals conspired to fraudulently place bets connected to the intentional underperformance of a Fresno State athlete during a January 7, 2025, Colorado University basketball game.
The investigation revealed an alleged conspiracy involving former and current employees connected to collegiate basketball programs, who coordinated and illegally profited from suggestions they made based on their inside knowledge of a player’s intentional underperformance.
The NCAA concluded its own investigation in September and ruled that Fresno State forward Mykell Robinson, San Jose State University guard Steven Vasquez and Fresno State guard Jalen Weaver are permanently ineligible for game violations and were expelled from their schools.
Robinson and Vasquez were roommates at Fresno State during the 2023-24 basketball season and conspired to bet on Robinson underperforming during a game won by the Colorado State Rams, 91-64.
In that game, Robinson, who previously averaged 10.3 points per game, scored three points in 21 minutes of playing time.
The suspect who was arrested was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on May 5 for fraud, conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to launder money.
ESPN reported in September that three proposition bets totaling $2,200 were placed on Robinson’s stats. The bets, which were flagged by a Nevada sportsbook operator, netted $15,950. One of the bets was placed by Vasquez and a “sportsbook dealer,” according to the NCAA.
“During the game, Robinson altered his performance, with three points scored, two rebounds, one three-pointer and no assists, to ensure the bottom line’s bets won,” the NCAA wrote in its case overview, according to ESPN.
ESPN reported that the NCAA investigation also found that Robinson and Weaver, who were teammates at Fresno State, discussed betting lines on each other’s stats and placed bets on themselves and each other in select games. Weaver, who cooperated with the investigation, also placed a $50 bet on himself, Robinson and a third student-athlete, winning $260, the NCAA said.
“The Nevada Gaming Control Board remains committed to protecting the integrity of Nevada’s gaming industry and will continue to aggressively investigate any activity that threatens the fairness and public confidence in regulated sports betting,” Board of Control Chairman Mike Dreitzer said in a news release.
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