https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/03/28/bookie-at-center-of-gambling-scandal-thought-link-to-ohtani-would-help-business/ > As a gambler, Mathew Bowyer bet big, often unsuccessfully, listing nearly half a million dollars in losses to two Las Vegas casinos in his 2011 bankruptcy. > As bookmaker, the Orange County man wagered that a client’s relationship with baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani would pay off by boosting Bowyer’s reputation in the gambling world.