#Black Sox

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The MLB, like any other league, has a strict set of rules that must be followed. This is due to the fact that the league wants to promote sportsmanship and integrity in the sport. In the history of Major League Baseball, we've seen several players and personnel face punishments such as suspensions and fines. These mostly stem from unsportsmanlike…

For better or worse, we are in a massive period of change in the American sports world. The rollout of legal and licensed online sportsbooks on a state-by-state basis since the Supreme Court lifted the federal ban in 2018 has led to an explosion in the online betting industry. According to a recent survey from SportsbooksOnline.com, more Americans…

BLACKSBURG, Va. - At the beginning of each school year, Virginia Tech's compliance department runs through a laundry list of NCAA rules and guidelines for its athletes, doing so with the football team in an hour-long educational meeting on PowerPoint. That meeting didn't change under the new regime at Virginia Tech, where coach Brent Pry's initial…

Sports betting has been flourishing in the U.S. after it was unbanned by the Supreme Court in May 2018. Boosted by the ongoing pandemic and the ever-increasing interest in gambling, it generates billions of dollars in revenues, with horse racing, boxing, Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), and National Football…

There was a time when betting on baseball was the Cardinal Sin. From the early days of the game, back before the major leagues were a dream, gambling was a black mark. Thomas Devyr, Ed Duffy, and William Wansley of the New York Mutuals were exiled in 1865, although all three were eventually reinstated. The Chicago Black Sox, Cincinnati Reds legend…

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon has signed on with MaximBet in a. Meanwhile, baseball's lifetime ban on Pete Rose for betting grows more ridiculous daily. You could have once probably gotten 1000000-1 odds that someday a professional baseball player would endorse a legal sportsbook and casino while still in uniform with the blessing of…

With flurries in the air, baseball's third World Series (and first-ever intracity Series) kicked off at West Side Park. The 116-win Chicago Cubs were huge favorites, but get dealt a sobering blow with the Hitless Wonders outpaced them in Game 1, 2-1. Nick Altrock got the win, throwing a four-hitter and striking out three. The White Sox never…

From baseball to horse racing, Arnold Rothstein played a role in some of the more dubious sports moments of the early 20th century. Born with a head for numbers, Rothstein became enamored of games of chance early and turned his love for gambling into a vast criminal empire that made him not only a legendary racketeer and kingpin, but also a…

As of Monday, Nationals Park is the first MLB stadium to have an on-site sportsbook. Soon to follow will be Wrigley Field, currently developing its own site for sports gambling alongside other pro venues in Chicago. Revenue is king, and the MLB lockout is a direct reflection. Sports gambling will attract new attention, new crowds and new kinds of…

CASCADE, Iowa - Lee Simon, a board member of the Tri-County Historical Society Museum, walks through the building's entrance and wanders over to the Red Faber wing. Simon put together the part of the museum dedicated to the Hall of Fame pitcher from Cascade, Iowa. He points out aunique part of the collection hanging on the wall. It regards the…

CASCADE - Lee Simon, a board member of the Tri-County Historical Society Museum, walks through the building's entrance and wanders over to the Red Faber wing. Simon put together the part of the museum dedicated to the Hall of Fame pitcher from Cascade. He points out aunique part of the collection hanging on the wall. It regards the "Black Sox"…