Pete Rose Gambles on Reds While Making Ohio’s First Legal Sports Bet

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Pete Rose Gambles on Reds While Making Ohio’s First Legal Sports Bet

Pete Rose placed Ohio's first sports bet shortly after it became legal in the state at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. He bet on the Reds to win the World Series. The Reds went 62-100 last season. Rose received a lifetime ban after betting on baseball while managing the Cincinnati Reds.

Pete Rose won three batting titles and three World Series championships as a player and manager. He received a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation determined he bet on games while managing the Reds. Rose has been denied entry into the Hall of Fame. He wrote a letter to the commissioner Rob Manfred in November pleading for consideration.


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