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Betting Scandal Surrounding Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter in Development for TV

Michael Jordan and Nike movie “Air” screenwriter Alex Convery will be the writer and showrunner for the Mizuhara production. The director is Justin Lin, who directed the movie “The Fast and the ... Read More

Ohtani Betting Saga Subject Of New TV Series

Justin Lin will direct a new drama series for Starz centering on the betting scandal that involved MLB star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter. Read More

Shohei Ohtani ex-translator gambling scandal being developed for TV drama

A television drama about the gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in development by Starz, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will tell “the ... Read More

Bookmaker tied to ex-Ohtani interpreter gets 1-year sentence

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- An illegal bookmaker who took thousands of bets from the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison. U.S. Read More

Aqueduct slots owner faces Las Vegas lawsuit, claims company did business with a bookie that worked with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter

What happens in Vegas sometimes doesn’t stay in Vegas. A high-stakes gambler turned whistleblower filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the group that owns the slots parlor at Aqueduct – potentially ... Read More

Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports as he addresses media

Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball's highest-paid player, broke his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire his interpreter last ... Read More

TV drama on gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter in development

The Lionsgate TV project will focus on Ippei Mizuhara's gambling scandal, which led to his firing by the Dodgers. Read More