Illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s gambling activities exposed anti-money laundering failures across three major Las Vegas casinos, resulting in nearly $27 million in combined regulatory fines. Caesars and other casinos ignored years of red flags about Bowyer’s unverifiable income and continued allowing him to gamble until … Read more
David Fletcher, former Los Angeles Angels infielder who’s currently on the Atlanta Braves, is under investigation for illegal gambling. Allegations against Fletcher claim he also placed bets with Matthew Boyer, the same California bookmaker who accepted wagers from Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Key notes: … Read more
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million from the MLB superstar. Mizuhara placed 19,000 illegal wagers from Dec. 2021 to Jan. 2024, suffering $40 million in total losses. The US Department of Justice found no evidence of Mizuhara betting on baseball and officially … Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers fired Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara for allegedly stealing millions from the MLB superstar. Mizuhara allegedly used the money to pay over $4 million worth of gambling debts to an illegal bookmaker in California. Ohtani’s interpreter insisted that Ohtani was not … Read more