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Professional Sports League Gambling Policies
June 10, 2024
Amid all the recent turmoil and negative headlines surrounding sports betting, we thought we would look at the various sports league gambling policies. And we begin with Major League Baseball, who has seen a rash of bad press surrounding this issue. League Commissioner Rob Manfred recently commented on the issues and had this to say about their position on gambling, emphasizing its commitment to upholding integrity of their games in the midst of legalized sports betting. First looking to the incidents involving Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, where Ippei Mizuhara allegedly embezzled millions of dollars from the baseball star for illicit sports…