Posted on 11/16/2025 10:20:42 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The arrests of MLB and NBA players could be just the tip of a massive iceberg.
The sports world was rocked again this week when two pitchers for Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians were arrested on charges related to gambling. Coming on the heels of the recent indictments of numerous current and former NBA players and a head coach on similarly disturbing allegations in October, the already heated debate about increasingly widespread legal wagering on pro sports has intensified. The overriding concern is about the potential damage it will cause among bettors, not to mention those consuming sports simply for pleasure, who will increasingly question whether the games they are watching on are on the up-and-up.
The Rich History of Gambling in America
Betting has been a favorite pastime enjoyed by American sports fans for as long as anyone can remember. Until the last decade or so, it was mostly limited to informal bets between individuals, except in gambling meccas like Las Vegas and Atlantic City. But now, years after the Supreme Court overturned a national ban on betting outside Nevada in 2018, online sports wagering has been legalized in 30 states plus DC, exploding across the land.
People can now legally play the odds on almost anything. They are not confined to traditional bets such as whether a team will cover the point spread or the over/under on total points scored in a football game, or the outcome of a baseball or basketball game. They can now wager on propositions (prop bets) like how many hits a baseball player will get, how many minutes a basketball player will be on the court, or how many passing yards a football quarterback will accumulate.
It is these types of wagers that have stirred up the hornet’s nest. It was prop bets, the...
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Gambling away WHAT integrity?
They didn’t necessarily need a positive account of integrity to begin with.
No. Their woke corruption destroyed pro sports.
Yes.
Yes.
Is a bear Catholic?
Gambling on Horses, greyhounds and in casinos clearly should be legal. On sports? None...Zero....NADA.
American society is clearly sick, and will be lucky to exist as we recognize it in 20 years. Cabaret meets Cuba pre-Castro.
We will either be controlled by a hard man, or split into many nations.
Not only pro sports, but collegiate sports as well.
Those are profitable businesses because of gambling. Sure some people watch without having anything on it, but not enough to keep them in business.
And that includes the college teams.
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