Matthew Bowyer, a former bookmaker of SHOHEI OHTANI, said that he felt guilty about not stopping his head to his head, and said that he took action from Pete Rose in an exclusive post interview.
This is the first time Bowyer has talked to the media.
Former Otani Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara faced the February 6 ruling in the Federal Court in Southern California. Prosecutors are seeking a release with a supervision for 57 months and three years to repay about $ 17 million, which is said to have been stolen from a Los Angeles Dodgers superstar. Suwon is looking for a 18 month penalty.
The 49 -year -old Boweal himself is facing the April 4 ruling date. He was convicted in August 2024 that sports beds, money laundering and false tax returns were illegally filed. Coincidentally, it is Bowya's birthday.
“It was very obvious that he stealed money and did not seek permission from Otani,” said Bowya before Mizuhara's sportsbating site before stopping around January 2024. He told the post explaining what he did.
It is said that interpreters will pretend to be Otani when calling the bank to get the star money.
For Mizuhara and stretching, we wired $ 500,000 every two weeks.
“He had never behaved as if the dollar's amount had affected him for a second. He was very polite and respectful,” said Boyer.
The Ministry of Justice has stated that Bowainer's illegal business has used several costaarica -based websites and call centers so that customers can be placed and tracked.
Boyer said he never asked a waterfowl to see if his betting was for Otani.
MLB investigated the case and concluded that Ohtani was not making illegal bets.
“Based on the published federal investigation, the information collected by the MLB, and the resolution of criminal lawsuits, MLB was not considered a fraud victim, and this problem was closed.” I mentioned in June year. 。
According to prosecutors, Mizuhara said that it had bet at least 19,000 from September 2021 to January 2024 through Bowya.
“During this period, Mizuhara won at least $ 142,256,769, and at least a total of $ 182,935,206, so Mizhara took about $ 40,678,436. Will increase the restrictions on betting. “ The Ministry of Justice said。
Boyer told Mizuhara that he had consistently lost money.
“I asked him if he was OK,” said Bowya. “He said,” I'm just terrible. “I try to control him a little. “
“I really believe he had a large gambling poisoning problem.”
From February 2022 to January 2024, Bowainer instructed Mizuhara to pay at least $ 16.25 million to Bowya -dominated bank accounts. All of these were Bowya's illegal gambling business.
Despite the concern that Mizuhara was not cut off for his greed, he said.
“I became a gambling poisoning and went to Vegas [from his San Juan Capistrano, California home] And I bet millions of dollars. “
“I was driving my role [Royce] And Lamborghini. “
DOJ said Bowyer has transferred or instructed the transfer of $ 9.3 million from Mizharara to the casino in the form of a wire transfer from Mizharara to pay Bowyer and his fellow marker.
“I feel guilty now because I feel it is part of it,” said Boyer, mentioning the fall of Suwon.
DOJ said that Bowyer also bet from the original professional athlete at the time.
BOWYER says for the first time, that includes Pete Rose, the best hit leader of MLB, who died in September.
“Rose loves this action,” said Boyer when Rose began betting Charlie Hustle sports around 2004, when Rose lived in Las Vegas.
“He was absolutely obsessive. There is no doubt.”
In fact, he said he cut him off a few years later when Rose began to bet more than $ 1,000 per game.
“I was not an angel, but I wanted to keep my brain from blowing away,” said Bowieer.
MLB banned Rose forever in 1989. It is said that he bet on Cincinnati Reds games while he managed and played for the team.
Boweer said that about half of the current professional athletes believed they were betting on sports.
“I know they still bet on sports,” he said.
“If 50 % are gambling, I think those 10 % are obsessive -compulsive gamblers.”
Nevertheless, he believed that less than 3 % of a bet is betting on his sports.
Bowyer did not think that professional games were corrected, and was surprised to hear about the federal survey of NBA players Terry Rozier last week.
“I was very surprised that he was a filthy rich and usually who tended to do these things, so I was very surprised that they did not sign a 90 million dollar contract,” said Bowyer.
Bowyer has five children. This contains two non -adults, and we hope to be carried out, not in prison.
He said he was not allowed at the casino now, selling astrotof and making money.
“It's very difficult to stay clean, from a dopamine rush, betting $ 1 million in soccer games and to zero income,” said Boyer.
“The first thing I want to do is gambling.”
He said he was planning to publish his book about his experience shortly after his ruling.
