Grand jury indicts ‘Wild Bill’ Roberts after dropped charges return
Roberts allegedly generated nearly $450,000 from bookmaking across 2025 & 2026, prosecutors say.
The hit
Las Vegas gambler ‘Wild Bill’ Roberts has been indicted after allegedly taking more than $69,000 in bets after his own arrest, including from the undercover agent who was investigating him, prosecutors said Wednesday. A grand jury charged him with operating an unlicensed gaming establishment, attempted money laundering & accepting unlawful wagers, according to the Review-Journal.
Why it matters
The case shows how hard illegal sportsbooks are to shut down once they’re established, even after an arrest & even when an investigator is on the other end of the phone. It also reopens a prosecution regulators had quietly dropped months earlier, suggesting the state isn’t done with offshore-linked books run out of Las Vegas.
The record
| Arrest | April 2026, by Nevada Gaming Control Board & FBI |
|---|---|
| Alleged bets taken after arrest | $69,000+ (Chief Deputy DA Austin Beaumont) |
| Alleged 2025 bookmaking income | $208,888.50 (prosecutors) |
| Alleged 2026 bookmaking income | $239,850 (prosecutors) |
| Bail sought by prosecutors | $1 million |
| Bail set by Judge Carli Kierny | Own recognizance, with electronic monitoring & passport surrender |
What happens next
Watch for Roberts’s next court date under the new indictment & whether his attorney’s claim that the FBI cleared him of owning the Costa Rica site holds up at trial.
Sources: Las Vegas Gambler ‘Wild Bill’ Roberts Indicted After Allegedly Taking $69K in Bets After Arrest
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