I was against reinstatement of Pete Rose for many years. But then MLB partnered with bookie firm and gambling sites. So I quickly did a 180 as hypocrisy doesn’t work for me. Bring him back to the gambling good graces of horrible Manfred baseball. Wishing you the best, Ross.
Paul N. Young (@paulnathanyoung)
Rose s betting took place during the time he served as a player-manager and then as just the manager, as he retired from playing in the mid-to-late-1980s. While he said he only bet on his team to win, MLB rules do not discern a difference. Betting on a game in which your team plays merits a lifetime suspension.
Sports Betting May Become Legal in Rose s Home StateLegalized sports betting could be coming to Rose’s native Ohio. A Senate committee will take up a bill later this week that would allow the state’s casinos and racinos to offer retail sportsbook and mobile apps.
When the Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee takes up SB111, it’ll be the first time in more than a year the bill has had a hearing. In May, the state House passed its version of a sports betting bill.
Time is running out, though. The House is in session through possibly Dec. 17, and the Senate may hold its last session as late as Dec. 22.
