Posted on 03/28/2024 11:36:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Mathew Bowyer was a former commodities trader, owner of a failed pest control business and operator of a Brazilian jujitsu studio
Mathew Bowyer was a former commodities trader, owner of a failed pest control business and operator of a Brazilian jujitsu studio
As a gambler, Mathew Bowyer bet big, often unsuccessfully, listing nearly half a million dollars in losses to two Las Vegas casinos in his 2011 bankruptcy.
As a bookmaker, the Orange County man wagered that a client’s relationship with baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani would pay off by boosting Bowyer’s reputation in the gambling world.
Bowyer, who turns 49 next week, instead, ended up at the center of an international scandal over allegations by the Japanese-speaking Ohtani that a trusted friend and interpreter stole more than $4 million from Ohtani to pay down bets made with Bowyer.
A source associated with Bowyer said the now-fired interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, still has unpaid gambling debts, but would not say how much is owed.
Bowyer, reached by phone Wednesday, declined comment.
Ohtani spent six years with the Los Angeles Angels before signing the richest contract in sports history with the Los Angeles Dodgers — $700 million over 10 years — in the offseason. And Mizuhara, who lives in Diamond Bar and graduated from Diamond Bar High School, has been at his side nearly all the way.
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
Ohtani is either dumb, or a liar.
Yeah, sure.
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