Nevada: Ex-Fresno State Player and Former DraftKings Trader Charged in College Prop-Bet Case

A former Fresno State basketball player and a former DraftKings trader are facing cheating charges in Nevada over bets placed on another Fresno State player’s stats in a 2025 game, and that player is now wanted on a warrant, ESPN reported.

Steven Vasquez, who played at Fresno State and San Jose State, and Matthew J. Martin, who worked as a sports trader in DraftKings’ Las Vegas office, were arrested in September and have pleaded not guilty, ESPN reported on Oct. 21, 2026. Each is charged with committing a fraudulent act in a gaming establishment and attempting or conspiring to cheat at a gambling game, according to Nevada court documents also cited by LegalSportsBetting.com. ESPN said the counts are Class C felonies that carry one to five years in prison. None of the charges has been proven in court.

The bets were on the under for Mykell Robinson, a former Fresno State player, in a game against Colorado State, placed at a Las Vegas sportsbook, according to ESPN. Robinson played 21 minutes and scored three points. Martin’s bets won a net $15,950, ESPN reported. The Clark County District Attorney issued an arrest warrant for Robinson in August; he has been playing professionally overseas.

The case is not the first arrest tied to that game. Samuel Silverman, a former DraftKings employee who was Fresno State’s team manager in 2022-23, was arrested in May on similar charges and pleaded not guilty, ESPN reported. The NCAA had already ruled Vasquez and Robinson ineligible after its own investigation, according to ESPN.

DraftKings said the alleged activity did not happen on its platform and that the people involved no longer work there, according to ESPN.

Game Empress also covered a separate college basketball case in Philadelphia, where a point-shaving “fixer” was sentenced to six years.

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