Although Shohei Ohtani is free of any charges in the case of the robbery of his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara to make illegal bets, the scandal continues, since it is now known that several Las Vegas casinos would be involved in this case, for having was the place where the sums were deposited.
According to what several sources related to the case revealed to ESPN, what the Japanese did was pay amounts of $500,000 from the star player's account, and that went directly to casino gambling accounts in Nevada City and some based in California. The next step was that the money was converted into chips and used to pay the bookmaker.
The broker in question is Mathew Bowyer, who was a client of the Las Vegas Resorts World casino chain. It was precisely to the accounts of this place that it is suspected that Ohtani's money was sent, without him being able to perceive anything of what was happening.
The FBI, which carried out an in-depth investigation to discover what had happened with the theft of around $16 million from the designated hitter, concluded that he "didn't know anything," which makes him a victim of the incident.
At a press conference, the highest-paid athlete in the world had already anticipated: "I never bet on baseball or any other sport, nor did I ever ask anyone to do so on my behalf. I never went to a betting house to bet on sports."
The hotel complex that is now at the center of the controversy, and from there responded: "Resorts World Las Vegas takes any suggestion of violation seriously and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation."
