{"id":368142,"date":"2026-06-20T07:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/368142\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T07:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:01:30","slug":"gambling-probe-leads-to-an-arrest-of-a-suspect-tied-to-fresno-state-basketball-the-collegian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/368142\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling probe leads to an arrest of a suspect tied to Fresno State basketball \u2013 The Collegian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaming.nv.gov\/siteassets\/content\/about\/press-release\/ngcb-arrests-suspect-involved-in-ncaa-illegal-sports-wagering-activity--6.11.26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">released a statement<\/a> saying they launched a comprehensive investigation into Fresno State men\u2019s basketball team for \u201csuspicious sports wagering.\u201d This resulted in an unnamed suspect being booked in Clark County Detention Center on May 5.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NGCB\u2019s statement, they are investigating and pursuing charges on several other individuals who are involved.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was connected and involved with the 2024-2025 men\u2019s basketball program and was involved in an alleged conspiracy to organize with other players and use their knowledge of the team to intentionally profit from gambling and betting on player performances. The suspect will be charged with:<\/p>\n<p>Fraudulent acts<br \/>\nConspiracy cheating and gambling<br \/>\nConspiracy to launder money<\/p>\n<p>The NGCB worked closely with the NCAA during their investigation to find this conclusion, as well as obtaining evidence through various elements like subpoenas, financial records, cellphone data and licensed sportsbook operators. The release references a Jan. 7, 2025 basketball game where the Bulldogs lost to Colorado State 64-91.<\/p>\n<p>Over a year ago, two Fresno State basketball players, Jalen Weaver and Mykell Robinson, were suspended and then removed from the team following a <a href=\"https:\/\/fscollegian.com\/2025\/02\/breaking-news-mens-basketball-athletes-under-investigation-due-to-betting-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">gambling scanda<\/a>l. A third player, Zaon Collins, was also suspended, but would be reinstated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) released a statement saying they launched a comprehensive investigation into Fresno State&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-368142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}