California Bookmaker Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gambling Operation

Mathew Bowyer admitted to running an unlicensed betting business involving over 700 clients, including Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter.

Bowyer also pleaded guilty to money laundering and filing a false tax return.
The illegal gambling business operated for at least five years in Southern California and Las Vegas.
Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter, made about 19,000 wagers and lost nearly $41 million.
Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani's bank account and faces sentencing in October.
MLB banned a player for life this year for gambling, the first such ban since Pete Rose in 1989.