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Bookie Tied To Ohtani’s Interpreter Says Half Of All Pro Athletes Gamble On Sports

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Mathew Bowyer, the California bookmaker who took $326 million in wagers from Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, is about to serve a year in prison for his crimes. Bowyer tells Forbes about how he met Mizuhara and how his illegal operation unraveled.

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