A company behind one of the top bidders for the lucrative gaming permits is reportedly tangled up in the federal probe into the betting scandal involving the Japanese baseball superstar’s disgraced interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.

Resorts World Casino in Las Vegas is at the center of the feds’ investigation because Mizuhara’s bookie frequently bet and parked money there, ESPN reported, citing sources.

The Vegas casino is owned by Malaysia-based Genting — which also operates Resorts World New York City at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Experts tell The Post that these allegations could lead regulators to scrutinize Genting and Resorts World more closely when it comes to their bid for one of the casino licenses.

Genting is planning to apply for the OK to expand its gambling offerings to include live card table games at its Resorts World slots parlor in Ozone Park, Queens.

Resorts World New York City has become one of the state’s biggest cash cows, generating more than $4 billion in revenue supporting the state’s public education funding since opening its doors in 2011.

Given its track record in New York, the casino operator is considered one of the favorites to be awarded one of the three new licenses, industry watchers say.

But Genting’s reported connection to the Mizuhara scandal is “bad news” for the company, said Nelson Rose, a longtime gaming expert and legal consultant who writes a blog called gamingandthelaw.com.

“One of the standards for casino licensing is reputation,” he said.

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that Mizuhara agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to pay off his gambling debts.

The maximum sentence for the two counts combined is 33 years in prison. He also will be required to pay full restitution to his victims — Ohtani and the IRS.

The big source of Resorts World’s trouble, though, is Mizuhara’s alleged bookie, Matthew Bowyer.

Law-enforcement sources told ESPN that Bowyer allegedly used Resorts World Las Vegas and another casino to launder money.

The big source of Resorts World’s trouble, though, is Mizuhara’s alleged bookie, Matthew Bowyer.

Mizuhara was told to pay his gambling debts to a Bowyer associate, who then deposited them at Resorts World, sources told the outlet.

Bowyer used the money to gamble at the casino — racking up big losses of his own, ESPN reported.

A Vegas-based long-time casino executive claimed to The Post that Bowyer was well known in Sin City for being a bookie.

“He got banned from the Venetian around 2016 because he was an illegal bookie,” the source alleged.

He was later reinstated in 2019.

The IRS has confirmed that Bowyer is under investigation, but he has not been charged with a crime related to the Ohtani/Mizuhara case.

Neither Bowyer nor his lawyer responded to Post requests for comment.