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Betting as a major sponsor and league endorsed? Yes, very new.

We've come a long way from the black sox and Pete Rose being banned for life over gambling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose#Permanent_ineligibil...

It's only a matter of time before we're right back there.

We're already there. Emmanuel Clase is under investigation for fixing pitches and can't play right now.

I don't love sports betting in general, but I really hate betting on short term events like specific pitches or a strikeout. There is way too much incentive to fix.

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