51 minGambling addiction
He wagered $126 million in four years
Sam Favata/Former professional baseball player
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He won $3.2 million in 48 minutes, then lost $13 million
The bookmaker tied to the Shohei Ohtani scandal on federal indictments, Resorts World, and the psychology of losing.
Mathew Bowyer ran one of the biggest bookmaking operations in the country and became a household name through his connection to Shohei Ohtani's interpreter.
He walked me through the Vegas nights where he won three point two million in forty-eight minutes and then lost thirteen million at Resorts World, the wire transfers, and the morning the feds came through his door.
The most useful part of this one is the psychology. Bowyer is unusually clear about why losing can feel better than winning, and what that does to a person over a decade.
