There was also fallout at the sports books, which didn’t take kindly to some of Gorodetsky’s braggadocio, according to a follow-up article by USA Today. On Dec. 29, 2017, two days after the original article ran, USA Today reported that Gorodetsky had been banned for life from MGM Resorts International and major Nevada sports book William Hill, though the specific reason for the ban was not given.