Tag: MLB
Las Vegas: Analysts question Bally’s commitment to resort by A’s stadium
Bally’s Corp. has unveiled plans for a 500,000-square-foot entertainment district on the Strip to surround the $2 billion stadium for... more
Las Vegas: 2 Buss brothers consider investing in Athletics
Could two members of the Buss family add some green and gold to their purple and gold? Joey and Jesse Buss, fired last month as Lakers... more
Las Vegas: Two years before the first pitch in Vegas, A’s offer look inside their next stadium
A guest was reminded to take off his shoes before stepping into The Immersive Cube at the newly opened A’s Ballpark Experience Center.... more
MLB sent memo warning players about prediction markets
The major players in prediction markets steadfastly insist they are not gambling companies. That is a distinction that federal regulators... more
MLB will comply with Senate’s request for gambling investigation documents
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee’s request for documents detailing gambling... more
‘New integrity crisis’: Congress seeks MLB answers on betting
Members of Congress sent a letter to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Friday, expressing concern over a “new... more
Illegal bets in the Dominican Republic come under scrutiny after MLB pitchers arrested
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Baseball and bets go hand-in-hand in the Dominican Republic, where professional athletes,... more
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day... more
Two MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports... more
OPINION: Is gambling really threatening the integrity of sports?
From time to time in this column, I like to look at something I wrote in the past and see if it holds up to retrospective scrutiny. Early... more
