Ippei Mizuhara, who served as a personal interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Otani of the Dodgers, was allegedly involved in illegal gambling, and American media reported that a man at a betting shop who was said to have had a relationship with Mizuhara was... We reported a source who said that Otani's name was on the account from which the money was sent and that he was bragging about it to other gambling participants.
In an article published on the 28th, American sports channel ESPN reported on a betting shop man living in the suburbs of Los Angeles who is said to have had a relationship with Mr. Mizuhara, who was Otani's exclusive interpreter.
Among these, there are two types of illegal gambling that is not registered in the United States:
▽ A type where businesses based in Central American countries such as Costa Rica and Panama accept customers through a website, and
▽ A type of gambling based on the number of participants. According to multiple sources, the betting
shop man who is said to have had a relationship with Mr. Mizuhara was one of the latter. Masu.
In addition, there is usually a person who acts as an intermediary between the betting shop and the gambling participants, and is also responsible for providing usernames and passwords for participating in gambling, as well as exchanging money. It is said that it is rare to have direct contact with them.
Furthermore, according to sources, the man at the betting shop knew that Otani's name was on the account from which the money was being sent, but he did not ask Mr. Mizuhara himself about the circumstances, and that he was not involved in other gambling activities. It is said that Mr. Otani spoke to them as if he were a client and boasted about them.
A lawyer representing the betting shop has explained to multiple media outlets that there was no acquaintance between the betting shop and Otani.