Millions of dollars stolen from Shohei Ohtani to pay his former interpreter’s gambling debt were funneled through Resorts World, according to ESPN.
Betting
The bettor placed a $100 parlay in May on the Rangers to win the World Series (22-1), the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl (6-1) and a team to win the NBA title at 70-1.
Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling debts.
The illegal bookmaker at the center of the Shohei Ohtani betting scandal was a high-stakes sports bettor in Las Vegas, a source told the Review-Journal.
Circa sportsbook has posted over-under season props on Shohei Ohtani and the book has taken bets amid a gambling scandal involving the Dodgers star.
The Oakland Athletics finished with baseball’s worst record last year at 50-112 and have the lowest regular-season win total at the Westgate SuperBook at 56½.
Caesars Sportsbook slashed the Dodgers’ odds to win the World Series from 8-1 to the +550 favorites after they agreed to a contract with Shohei Ohtani.
Few expected the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers to face off in the World Series. But a Caesars bettor called it six months ago.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale and the Astros fell short in their bid to beat sportsbooks out of more than $72 million for the second straight year.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a $2 million bet to win $9 million on the Astros to win the World Series at Caesars Sportsbook.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale bet $1 million to win $11 million at Caesars Sportsbook at 11-1 odds last week.
In a much-anticipated matchup of superteams, the Aces opened as favorites over the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Finals.
Mattress Mack won a record $72.6 million in bets on the Astros to win the 2022 World Series. But the Houston furniture store owner has also suffered some losses.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale wagered $2 million to win $12 million at DraftKings sportsbook on the Astros to repeat as World Series champions.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor turned $80 into $106,530 on Sunday after hitting a nine-leg MLB parlay. The bettor had to sweat out two plays on the -1½ run line.
