Money stolen from Shohei Ohtani was reportedly laundered through a Vegas casino: Everything you need to know

Behind all the drama involving Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, stealing $16 million from the MLB star to fund his gambling addiction, there was always the investigation of an illegal bookmaking operation at the center of it.

On Tuesday, we learned more about that operation and how exactly Ohtani’s money made it to the California bookmaker who was taking Mizuhara’s bets. According to reporting from ESPN’s Tisha Thompson, the stolen funds were funneled to bookmaker Matthew Boyer through casinos in California and Las Vegas.

Here’s everything you need to know about the latest report.