SportTechie · Nov 28, 2018
MLB Partners With MGM Resorts for Data Sharing, Betting Products
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that MGM Resorts would be the league's first official gaming partner. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)Nearly a century after the 1919 World Series was marred by a match-fixing scandal and three decades after the all-time hit leader received a permanent ban for wagering money on the sport, Major League Baseball is now embracing sports betting. MLB announced on Tuesday that MGM Resorts would become its official gaming partner.
“There’s been a huge change in public opinion and the actual legal framework regarding sports gaming,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, “and I think it has presented an opportunity for all sports and baseball, in particular.”