Overview
- MLB and sportsbooks handling about 98% of U.S. bets eliminated individual‑pitch wagers, set a $200 cap on pitch-level markets, and barred those bets from parlays.
- Mike DeWine reversed his earlier call for a statewide prop‑bet ban and now backs league‑led restrictions as an immediate step.
- DeWine said he is in talks with the NFL and is sending letters to other leagues to push for similar limits.
- The Ohio Casino Control Commission will audit sportsbooks to verify compliance with MLB’s new microprop restrictions.
- Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty after federal prosecutors charged him and Emmanuel Clase with manipulating specific pitches to help bettors win more than $450,000.