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$40 Million Dollars.
That’s how much money The Interpreter allegedly “borrowed” from Shohei Ohtani — and where does Matt Bowyer, the bookmaker, fit into this explosive story?
I sit down with Matt Bowyer—the man who took millions from Ohtani’s interpreter—and he’s telling me things that’ll shock you. Was Ohtani really innocent? How did Matt not know something was wrong when an interpreter was betting millions? And why didn’t he just cut him off?
This isn’t the sanitized story you heard on ESPN. This is the truth from someone who lived it—told to someone who’s been there.
Matt’s facing 18 years in prison. And for the first time, he’s answering the questions everyone’s been asking but nobody’s been brave enough to ask directly.
Trust me—what you think you know about this scandal is just the beginning. The real story is much more interesting.
Shohei Ohtani’s Bookmaker REVEALS The $40 Million Gambling Scandal
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0:00 - Introduction: Ohtani and The Interperetor
2:22 - Setting up the Ohtani gambling controversy
3:26 - Matt Bowyer interview begins
4:27 - Matt's early gambling and family struggles
6:43 - From restaurant busboy to commodity trading
10:14 - Mentorship and brokerage firm success
13:03 - Buying back his family's lost home
15:17 - Building the online sports-book empire
16:48 - Payment methods and customer loyalty
18:17 - Collection stories and mob connections
24:14 - First FBI raid in 2014
25:09 - October 2023 raid with 29 agents
27:04 - Wife's loyalty through the investigation
29:25 - How the feds found him
31:00 - Vegas casinos vs. old mob operations
37:08 - Meeting Ohtani's interpreter at poker game
38:55 - First bets and wire transfers
40:41 - "Holy f***" moment with Ohtani wire
43:00 - $24 million credit limit explanation
45:23 - Interpreter's soccer betting obsession
48:12 - Where the stolen money came from
50:15 - Cooperating with federal investigation
52:05 - Athletes and gambling addiction
54:12 - His $4.6 million Super Bowl bet
56:25 - Government hypocrisy on gambling
57:31 - Facing prison and family impact
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