Major League Baseball Sports Betting Deal

The biggest revelation in baseball Tuesday wasn’t that Major League Baseball sports betting deal with MGM — that was only a matter of time since the Supreme Court decision to legalize sports betting.

The biggest revelation in baseball came during the announcement of the MLB-MGM deal and it was this: Pace-of-play isn’t that bad after all.

Yes, you read that right. Baseball’s slow pace is being propped up as a good thing after years of hearing about how it’s ruining baseball and years of developing new rules aimed at fixing it. It goes to show, when sports gambling becomes legal, anything can change.

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the Major League Baseball sports betting deal with MGM in New York City on Tuesday. It’s a multi-year agreement that designates MGM Resorts as the league’s first-ever “official gaming partner” and “official entertainment partner.” What that means is that you’ll see the MLB brand aligned with the MGM brand at casinos, ballparks and events. MGM will be promoted across MLB media platforms and the casino will use MLB’s data.

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