Gambling/Betting in Pro Sports Thread (Formerly Ohtani thread) (1 Viewer)

[superchuck500]

 

[superchuck500]

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

So he had no problem stealing tens of millions from the biggest baseball star in the world but drew the line at betting on baseball? What?

 

[SaintJ]

So he had no problem stealing tens of millions from the biggest baseball star in the world but drew the line at betting on baseball? What?

Man's gotta have a code.

 

[superchuck500]

Maybe we need a “gambling in pro sports” thread.

This story is pretty wild - dude is a backup center for the Raptors and got discovered because some guy placed a $80K bet to win $1.1M on the backup center’s over/under for a game. Lol

The sportsbook said “hmm, that’s an odd bet of such value”

NBA bans Raptors' Porter for gambling violations

Raptors center Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for violating gambling rules, the league announced Wednesday.

www.espn.com

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Like Cris Carter said at one NFL rookie indoctrination, “You got to have a fall guy”

 

[kcirdor]

 

[superchuck500]

New punishments in MLB includes lifetime ban for Padres pitcher Tucupita Marcano.

MLB's investigation found that Marcano didn't just bet on baseball frequently -- he's claimed to have gambled more than $150,000 across nearly 400 baseball bets, including on MLB and international contests -- but that he even bet on his own team, then the Pirates. "[Almost] all of Marcano's Pirates bets were on which club (the Pirates or their opponent) would win the game or whether there would be more or less than a certain number of runs scored in the game," MLB said in a press release.

It's notable that Marcano did not appear in any of the games that he bet on because of his injury. He also denied having inside information that influenced his bets. MLB estimates that he won just 4.3% of his MLB-related gambles.

MLB gambling scandal explained: Padres' Tucupita Marcano gets lifetime ban for baseball bets, others punished

Four other players have been suspended for one year each for betting on MLB games, but not their own team

www.cbssports.com

 

[superchuck500]

Maybe we need a “gambling in pro sports” thread.

This story is pretty wild - dude is a backup center for the Raptors and got discovered because some guy placed a $80K bet to win $1.1M on the backup center’s over/under for a game. Lol

The sportsbook said “hmm, that’s an odd bet of such value”

NBA bans Raptors' Porter for gambling violations

Raptors center Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for violating gambling rules, the league announced Wednesday.

www.espn.com