MLB doubles down on gambling with new Polymarket deal
- Written by Michael Delayo, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has reversed his predecessors’ zero-tolerance stance toward gambling.Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesMLB’s past few seasons have been plagued by a spate of gambling scandals.
In April 2024, authorities arrested Ippei Muzihara, the interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, on...
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