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MLB and Sportsbooks agree to limit on Pitch outcome bets
683 sats \ 10 comments \ @grayruby 21h Stacker_Sports
So you may have heard that two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were recently indicted for pitch rigging (intentionally throwing balls or hitting batters) yesterday. During the course of the almost two year scheme bettors won $450,000 by betting on the outcome of their pitches.
In response MLB and sportsbooks have agreed to limit the amount gamblers can bet on individual pitches to $200 and prohibit these bets from being included in parlays.
Full story from ESPN here.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46919720/mlb-sportsbooks-agree-nationwide-limit-pitch-bets
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129 sats \ 7 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 21h
That was quick! Also, it's hilarious that they don't just get rid of the bets altogether. Just pared down
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170 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 20h
Total prohibition would just mean some degenerate cryptoanarchists create a workaround (cc: @mega_dreamer)
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82 sats \ 0 replies \ @mega_dreamer 9h
Yes - this is exactly the reason why in the background we're working on Prediction Markets DEX. Free markets for all.
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132 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 18h
Allowing only degenerate crypto anarchists to bet might be a good solution seeing as how the numbers will always be too small to impact the game haha
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90 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 18h
You're such a pessimist
Also, I said that they'd find a workaround, not that no one else would use it.
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132 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 18h
Yeah...
If there is a solution I have no idea what it is. With stuff like the though it seems like the medicine is worse than the illness.
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90 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 18h
I think "the solution" is the leagues deciding how hard they need to crack down on players to protect "the integrity of the game".
We have to remember that these are just entertainment products. That they seem to be honest contests is one feature amongst many that all need to be balanced.
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62 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20h
Can you imagine?!
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 20h
Another scandal
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 18h
Its really sad that pro athletes care so little about their integrity. If I were a player I'd never want a guy like this near me.
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