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The Nevada Gaming Control Board has made its first arrest in the Fresno State men’s basketball betting scandal.
According to a June 11, 2026, NGCB press release, the board concluded a comprehensive investigation into suspicious sports wagering activity tied to the program during the 2024–25 season. The agency withheld the arrested individual’s name, but the charges tell a serious story.
Booked into the Clark County Detention Center on May 5, the unnamed individual faces three felony counts under Nevada law: fraudulent acts, conspiracy to cheat at gambling, and conspiracy to launder money.
A basketball betting scheme built on inside knowledge
The NGCB described the operation as a coordinated effort among insiders — former and current associates connected to collegiate basketball programs who profited from proposition wagers placed using their inside knowledge of a player’s intentional underperformance.
The scheme centered on a Jan. 7, 2025, Mountain West Conference game in which Fresno State lost to Colorado State 91-64.
Mykell Robinson, a Fresno State forward who had been averaging 10.3 points per game, scored just three in 21 minutes. Three proposition bets totaling $2,200 were placed on the under on his statistics and won a net $15,950.
Because sports betting is prohibited in California, the alleged syndicate placed its bets in neighboring Nevada through an online sportsbook. The NGCB built its case using subpoenas, financial records, cellphone data, and coordination with licensed sportsbook operators and the NCAA.
A sportsbook flagged it first — Then the NCAA followed
A Nevada sportsbook first flagged the suspicious prop bet activity on Robinson, triggering the investigation. According to Las Vegas Review-Journal news, Fresno State also self-reported potential violations to the NCAA’s enforcement staff, prompting parallel inquiries.
The NCAA concluded its own investigation in September 2025. Three players — Mykell Robinson, Jalen Weaver, and Steven Vasquez — were at the center of its findings.
All three “bet on their own games, one another’s games, and/or provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024–25 regular season.” Two “manipulated performances to ensure that certain bets were won.”
Three Bulldogs, thousands in bets and a text message trail
Robinson and Vasquez were roommates at Fresno State during the 2023–24 season and conspired to wager on Robinson to underperform against Colorado State. Robinson allegedly recorded three points, two rebounds, one 3-pointer, and no assists to ensure the under-line bets paid out.
Robinson also placed 13 separate prop bets on daily fantasy platforms between Dec. 11, 2024, and Jan. 11, 2025. Vasquez and Weaver bet on themselves and each other after exchanging prop betting lines.
Weaver placed a $50 parlay on himself and two other athletes, collecting $260, and was the only one of the three to cooperate with NCAA investigators. Robinson and Vasquez both declined to participate in the enforcement process.
NCAA issues permanent bans and more arrests expected
The NCAA ruled all three players permanently ineligible. Gambling violates the organization’s ethical conduct rules and automatically results in a ban. None are currently enrolled in college, according to AOL news.
The NGCB confirmed the investigation is ongoing. “Several additional suspects remain outstanding, and criminal charges are being actively pursued,” the board stated. Chairman Mike Dreitzer reaffirmed the board’s commitment to protecting the integrity of Nevada’s gaming industry and pursuing any activity that threatens the fairness and public confidence of regulated sports wagering.
The Fresno State case is part of a broader national reckoning. In January 2026, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia unsealed indictments against 26 people accused of rigging college basketball games in the US and professional contests in China, in a scheme allegedly involving more than 39 players across more than 17 NCAA Division I programs.
The common thread across cases is the player prop bet — a format that allows an athlete to fall short of a statistical line without drawing obvious suspicion — and one that regulators across the country are increasingly scrutinizing.
