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New MLB proposal could allow Detroit Tigers bets at MotorCity Casino

Marlins Man, a.k.a. Laurence Leavy, speaks with Dave Birkett on radio row for Super Bowl 54 on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Miami. Detroit Free Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball may alter its regulations on team owners and casino gambling in a manner that could impact the Ilitch family.

Marian Ilitch, the wife of late Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch, owns Detroit’s MotorCity Casino. Her youngest son, Christopher, is controlling owner of the Tigers.