The Resorts World establishment in Las Vegas has been hit with a $10.5 million fine over its connection to a money laundering scheme. In this case, a betting intermediary handled a large number of transactions linked to Shohei Ohtani’s former assistant, Ippei Mizuhara
The Nevada Gaming Authority announced that a settlement had been reached after identifying failures in the casino’s management systems, mostly caused by the actions of illegal bookmakers Matthew Bowyer and Damien LeForbes.
However, that’s not all, they will have to make stronger changes, especially by putting in place tougher protocols to avoid all these kinds of dirty tricks. There is a long history behind this, with some reports indicating that Matthew Bowyer had taken thousands of bets, with the translator taking $17 million behind Ohtani’s back to cover some debts he had been dragging since 2021
Is an end in sight?
It is most likely that he will, as Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty to the crimes, accepting responsibility for all the acts, and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, a very low figure to what he was facing in the first place, as it was 33 years in prison. In this case, Matthew will have his hearing next month
For his part, Ohtani is not expected to have any reprisals in this case, the Dodgers baseball player disassociated himself from all this and will not have any consequences in his career
It is true that critics and ‘anti-Dodgers’ were quick to point it out, but the reality is that nothing will come of it
The truth is that the speculation will continue because of what the Los Angeles team means, but as mentioned above, it will not go beyond accusations and rumors, while the baseball player has already started activities during this Opening Day. The Dodgers are looking to make a splash in this new campaign towards the 2025 World Series
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