As we speak, the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is in full swing. After the Wild Card round, we are currently in the midst of the Divisional Playoff series as the teams determine who will be the representatives of the National and American Leagues. It seemed like a suitable time to look back at… Read more »
Back from the dead Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that players who were previously on the league’s permanently ineligible list are reinstated once they pass away. This means that 16 players, including on-field legends Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who were banned for gambling violations, are now back in the good… Read more »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is a wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. Although we haven’t seen any action yet, we’re… Read more »
Pat Hoberg could return in a year Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg after a year-long investigation and appeals process for violating league rules on gambling. Interestingly, MLB is confident that Hoberg did not bet on baseball games, did not give anyone insider information on games, and did not umpire in such a… Read more »
Marcano bet on his own team Major League Baseball (MLB) has banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball. In Tuesday’s announcement, the league said that he placed 387 bets, including 231 that involved MLB teams, in two stretches in 2022 and 2023. What got him banned for life, though, was that… Read more »
More Ohtani connections Major League Baseball (MLB) has launched an investigation into allegations of illegal betting by David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angel now playing for the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A squad. Specifically, ESPN has reported that David Fletcher bet on sports with Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookie who took millions in bets from Shohei… Read more »
Performing quite the tap dance, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said that the league was “dragged into legalized sports betting,” while at the same time being better off today now that wagering is out in the open. Speaking at the 2024 Associated Press Sports Editors Commissioners Meetings, Manfred was asked if the league’s position on gambling… Read more »
Not a good time to be an Oakland sports fan Las Vegas is set to get yet another professional sports team next year, as MLB’s A’s plan to relocate from Oakland to the gambling capital of the world following the upcoming season. One would think that those in charge in Las Vegas would be over… Read more »
Happy Death Day The next step in the Oakland A’s relocation to Las Vegas will happen in about two months. Bally’s has announced that it will close the Tropicana on April 2 to prepare it for demolition to clear the way for the A’s new stadium. The date is one day before the Tropicana’s 67th… Read more »
The Oakland A’s have reportedly reached an agreement with the Nevada governor’s office, the state Treasurer, and Clark County on a plan to fund a prospective baseball stadium in Las Vegas. No financial figures have been made public yet, but now the funding bill will move to the state legislature, where it must be approved… Read more »
Poker has long desired to enter the mainstream, especially in the States of America. One of the ways to do that is through sponsorship deals with companies and organizations that are in that mainstream area. PokerStars has pulled off such a deal, becoming only the second online poker operation to join forces with a team… Read more »
Puig’s betting did not go well Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig lost hundreds of thousands of dollars placing bets with an illegal gambling site in 2019. On Monday, he agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of lying to law enforcement regarding those bets. According to a statement put out by… Read more »
The Orioles have been surging This article is not about poker and it is kind of old news, but I was watching baseball last night and the topic entered my brain, so I thought it would be fun to write about. I’m a Milwaukee Brewers fan and while my team has been one of the… Read more »
Two men, one a former professional baseball player, pleaded guilty on Monday to operating an illegal gambling business. 45-year-old Wayne Nix, who pitched for several years in the Oakland A’s minor league system, will be sentenced on July 20 and faces up to eight years in prison. His business partner, 44-year-old Edon Kagasoff, is scheduled… Read more »
Currently the world is being affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus, or COVID-19 (short for “coronavirus disease 2019”). Gatherings of as few as 100 people have been banned in some areas and sports organizations such as the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS) and several college basketball conferences… Read more »
The Major League Baseball World Series starts tonight, with the Houston Astros as the favorites against the Washington Nationals. On Sunday, the line for the Series at the Caesars sportsbook opened with Houston at -235 to win it all, making the Astros the biggest favorite at the outset of the World Series since the Boston… Read more »
While most eyes in Washington D. C. and across the country were focused on another hearing, the House Judiciary Committee held a meeting on Thursday focusing on the issue of sports betting. The discussion between the Representatives and individuals both for and against the regulation of sports betting by the individual states under intense scrutiny.… Read more »
