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There are two big red-letter no-nos if you work for MLB or a team: You can’t bet on baseball, and you can’t wager with unlicensed bookmakers.
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There are two big red-letter no-nos if you work for MLB or a team: You can’t bet on baseball, and you can’t wager with unlicensed bookmakers.
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Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter made his first public appearance on Tuesday, two months after confessing to massive bank fraud, walking alongside his lawyer on his way to court where he formally entered a 'Not Guilty' plea in a five-minute hearing. Despite numerous questions from reporters as he walked alongside his lawyer, 39-year-old Ippei Mizuhara remained silent.
Ippei Mizuhara reportedly paid off gambling debts by making a series of $500,000 deposits into marker accounts at Resort World casinos based in Las Vegas and California.
Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing millions of dollars from the Dodgers star player to cover sports gambling debts with an illegal bookmaker.