It’s been more than 30 years since Pete Rose was barred from joining the National Baseball Hall of Fame for gambling on baseball-and betting on his own team-during his career as a player and manager for the Cincinnati Reds. One of the greatest baseball players of all time has been blocked from receiving his sport’s highest honor. And indeed, not only was sports betting illegal at the time, but betting on your own team puts the integrity of the game at serious risk.
While the risks to the integrity of sports remain when players and coaches bet, the broader activity-sports betting in general-is now something that millions of people do legally on a daily basis.
