I want people to know I did not know this was illegal. I learned my lesson the hard way. I will never do sports betting ever again,”<\/strong> Mizuhara said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMizuhara also said this week that he has a gambling addiction.<\/p>\n
Mizuhara\u2019s salary from the team is between $300K and $500K a year.<\/p>\n
It was also revealed that Bowyer’s bookmaking operation is under federal investigation. Sports betting on credit is illegal in California. But Mizuhara thought wagers made through Bowyer\u2019s operation were legal, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n
Mizuhara had made wagers earlier through another legal operation.<\/p>\n
In response to the controversy, Diane Bass, a California attorney representing Bowyer, issued a statement to ESPN on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Mr. Bowyer never met or spoke with Shohei Ohtani,\u201d<\/strong> she said. She did not provide details.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDuring a search of Bowyer’s residence last October, federal agents confiscated cash, casino chips, a money-counting machine, computers, and other items, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n
Mizuhara first met Bowyer in 2021 during a San Diego poker game.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas Connection?<\/h2>\n
The federal investigation into Bowyer is reportedly also looking into illegal sports betting linked to Wayne Nix.<\/a> Nix, a former minor league baseball player, pleaded guilty to running an illegal sportsbook out of Costa Rica. He has yet to be sentenced.<\/p>\nThe Nix case is also connected to Scott Sibella, ex-president of Resorts World and MGM Grand. He pleaded guilty in January to charges of failing to file suspicious activity reports in connection with federal anti-money laundering laws. Sibella admitted he knew that Nix operated an illegal bookmaking operation, but permitted him to gamble at MGM Grand and other properties with money from the illegal operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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