Shane “Sugar” Hennen, a well-known Las Vegas sports bettor, faces federal charges once more, this time as part of a massive point-shaving scheme involving NCAA Division I men’s basketball. He was among 26 people charged Thursday by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia for allegedly fixing over 29 games across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
Prosecutors say the scheme involved at least 39 players from 17 schools, including Abilene Christian, DePaul, and Tulane. Twenty of the defendants played college basketball in the last two seasons, and four played as recently as last week. The fixers, including Hennen, allegedly paid players bribes between $10,000 and $30,000 per game to manipulate the spread.
Hennen, a resident of Pennsylvania and Nevada, was previously charged in October 2025 in a federal probe involving rigged poker and NBA prop bets. He was also arrested in January 2025 at Harry Reid International Airport in connection with the Jontay Porter betting scandal.
“Hennen is somebody that in the past did make wagers here,” said John Murray, Westgate vice president of race and sports. “Obviously, he is no longer welcome to wager here, per compliance.” Murray noted that none of Hennen’s past bets at the SuperBook raised suspicion.
The indictment details specific wagers, including $458,000 on Towson to beat North Carolina A&T and $30,000 on a first-half money line for St. Bonaventure over La Salle. Circa sportsbook director Chris Bennett said, “That kind of crap makes my job a lot less enjoyable.”
NCAA president Charlie Baker said enforcement staff have opened sports-betting probes into roughly 40 athletes from 20 schools in the past year.
