Illegal gambling: “No contact with Otani” Lawyer representing betting shop. Sports betting is allowed in 38 states in the United States, but is illegal in California.
Ippei Mizuhara was the exclusive interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Otani of the Dodgers. In a phone interview conducted by sports channel ESPN on the 19th, he revealed that he met a man at a betting shop while playing poker in San Diego, California in 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 2018 left the legalization of sports betting to each state, and the number of states that allow sports betting has increased.