Overview
- MLB, working with FanDuel and DraftKings, set a $200 cap on wagers tied to individual pitches as a first self-regulatory step.
- Federal prosecutors indicted Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz for tipping pitch types to bettors, with separate reports alleging NBA cases involving Terry Rozier and Jontay Porter.
- The NBA is weighing changes to injury-reporting practices to reduce opportunities to game individual player props.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal is backing federal guardrails that include a ban on college and amateur prop bets, while Massachusetts Senator John Keenan’s Bettor Health Act would prohibit in‑play props and boost addiction‑treatment funding.
- Sportsbooks resist broad cuts because prop markets fuel higher‑margin parlays, with the American Gaming Association estimating roughly $150 billion wagered last year and $13.7 billion in industry revenue.