In Ippei Mizuhara’s text messages, problem gamblers see a familiar obsession
As Astros fan Saul Malek read the criminal complaint alleging interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his gambling debts, Malek was less stunned by the enormity of Mizuhara’s sports betting habit than by how familiar his behavior felt. Malek, 26, is a recovering gambling addict. The rush…