Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred claims his sport didnt wantsports bettingoutside of Nevada.

Baseball has long been wary of gambling affecting the games integrity.

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Now, 38 states and Washington, D.C. have regulated sports betting.

Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. The annual gathering organized by the investment firm Allen & Co brings together the world’s most wealthy and powerful figures from the media, finance, technology and political spheres at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference.

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Our ability to monitor is one of the positives that comes with legalization.

In the old days, you didnt have gambling scandals.

It didnt mean they didnt have gambling.

Donald Trump raises his fist; Pete Rose poses on a red carpet.

You just didnt know about it, Manfred stated.