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Sporting KC's Felipe Hernandez suspended for betting on MLS games

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Sporting KC's Felipe Hernandez suspended for betting on MLS games

Sporting KC's Felipe Hernandez suspended for betting on MLS games. Hernandez has undergone treatment for a gambling addiction. Sports betting has not been legalized in Kansas or Missouri. The Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. MGM Resorts is the league's official gaming partner. It's inevitable that gambling is going to be in all the sports in a legal way. The investigation found no evidence that any MLS match had been compromised or that Hernandez had ever bet on a match involving his own team. He is second professional athlete in U.S. sports league to bet against his league in the last three years.

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