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MLB responds to gambling scandal with new limits on micro-betting

Working with sportsbook operators, MLB will now cap individual wagers on pitch-level outcomes at $200 and prohibit those bets from being included in parlays. The new safeguards apply to all MLB ... Read More

After pitch-betting scheme, MLB team execs know they face a problem — but not how to solve it

I just don't want to touch the topic,” said Atlanta Braves exec Alex Anthopoulos, a sentiment shared by many of his peers. Read More

Major League Baseball balks, so Ohio lawmakers should be the ones to shut down prop bets: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - While Gov. Mike DeWine said he wanted to ban micro-prop bets, he’s backing down now that Major League Baseball has placed restrictions on betting on individual pitches, capped wagers ... Read More

Baseball’s Big Whiff on Gambling

The pitcher Emmanuel Clase’s 2025 salary from Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians is 4.5 million dollars. This weekend, prosecutors unveiled charges that he had made just $12,000 from two ... Read More

MLB's tepid response to latest betting scandal hits the target but misses the bigger point

After Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were rung up on charges related to dodgy prop bets, MLB will now limit bets on individual pitches to $200, and exclude single pitches from ... Read More

MLB, sportsbooks to limit prop bets on pitches after betting scandal

MLB announced an agreement with major U.S. sportsbooks to establish a national betting limit on baseball prop bets on individual pitches. Read More

A gambling scandal shakes Major League Baseball and two pitchers are indicted

Two Cleveland Guardian players were accused of intentionally rigging some of their pitches as part of a gambling scheme. It's the latest betting scandal in sports -- and it likely won't be the last. Read More

MLB, sportsbook partners move to cap prop betting on pitches in response to Emmanuel Clase-Luis Ortiz investigation

Major League Baseball has implemented new restrictions on betting on idvidual pitches, capping wagers at $200 and prohibiting those bets from being grouped with other bets, effective immediately. The ... Read More

Sports Betting Crisis Deepens as Major League Pitchers Indicted for Bet-Rigging Schemes

After the integrity of college and pro sports — even UFC — are hit by gambling scandals, calls to rein in sports betting grow louder. Read More