Federal prosecutors are recommending a 15-month prison sentence for a California man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal sportsbook out of a Las Vegas Strip casino and also took bets from Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter.
Mathew Bowyer — who pleaded guilty last year to federal charges of running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return — should receive a “low-end” custodial sentence of 15 months based on a lack of criminal history, having accepted responsibility for his crimes and for providing assistance in other government gambling probes, prosecutors wrote in a 21-page filing Friday. Bowyer’s sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 29, according to the document.
