Major League Baseball (MLB) is embroiled in a significant gambling scandal involving multiple players and legal sportsbooks. Tucupita Marcano, a rostered MLB player, placed 387 baseball bets, including 25 on his own team, between October 2022 and November 2023. MLB was not notified until March 2024. This scandal has drawn comparisons to the infamous Pete Rose case. Additionally, the NBA is facing its own betting controversy involving now-banned player Jontay Porter. Two new defendants, Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah, have been named in a criminal complaint related to the Porter case. Mollah is accused of placing an $80,000 parlay bet on Porter's performance metrics, winning $1.12 million. An alleged poker cheat linked to the Jontay Porter scandal was arrested at JFK on June 6. The relationship between professional sports and betting is increasingly complex, with leagues like MLB using betting partners to investigate players.
How should MLB try to curb the league's recent gambling issues? @BNightengale and @SteveAGardner explain why sports gambling, especially in the MLB, is only getting worse. https://t.co/zfobDZ3SYg
Illegal Sports Betting Ring Busted In New York Mob Takedown @sam_mcquill https://t.co/fWBDhN7jyS
Pennsylvania man who bet an $80k to win $1.2 million parlay of Jontay Porter's unders named as co-conspirator in gambling scheme, via @MazzNYC https://t.co/mzrJvQ7xNm
Two more people were arrested and arraigned in the NBA sports betting scandal on Thursday (6 June) morning, the US Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York announced. https://t.co/Us8Cg4wMDS
https://t.co/yJppWurjDn. Could “nice” guy/“good” teammate Tucupita Marcano’s insane baseball betting — including bets both for and against his own Pirates team — help lay the groundwork for a down-the-road appeal? (a rundown of his nutty gambling here)
More criminal charges are filed in Jontay Porter case. One defendant wagered $80K on various "under" props, winning $1.12 million. https://t.co/yhTubzlLGw
Some of the details from the latest criminal complaint in the Jontay Porter case https://t.co/Qczv5sH4S4
Two new defendants have been named in a criminal complaint centered on the Jontay Porter betting scandal: Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah. Mollah is accused by DOJ of placing $80,000 parlay on the under on Porter's assists, rebounds, points, 3-pointers, steals and blocks in… https://t.co/o6Mui49uTk
This. The line that Judge Landis drew over 100 years ago has not budged. Rule 21(d) prohibiting gambling on baseball and explicitly spelling out its consequences is posted in every clubhouse in English and Spanish. For MLB, zero ambiguity or tolerance for crossing the line https://t.co/x86TIwnhHn
Commentary- Amid its own gambling scandal, MLB tries to put on game face “The move is being portrayed as victory for responsibility shortly after a scandal landed surprisingly close to the league’s most famous player.” @jlnevadasmith https://t.co/SwfCccIPdT via @CDCNewswire
Pete Rose case offers solution to MLB's latest gambling scandal https://t.co/mqY7i8qR7J
Alleged poker cheat linked to Jontay Porter NBA betting scandal & arrested at JFK. Full story from @Haley_Hintze 👇 https://t.co/0EKlHRqDOI
It bears emphasizing that Tucupita Marcano — a rostered major league professional baseball player — was able to place 387 baseball bets (including 25 on his own team) with a LEGAL sportsbook between October 2022 and November 2023. MLB not notified until March 2024. https://t.co/KC9pirboO8
It bears emphasizing that Tucupita Marcano — a rostered major league professional baseball player — was able to place 387 baseball bets (including 25 on his own team) with a LEGAL sportsbook between October 2022 and November 2023. MLB not notified until March 2024. Unacceptable. https://t.co/KC9pirboO8
Nearly every pro sports league, including MLB, has partnerships with sportsbooks. MLB even used its betting partners to investigate the players it just banned for betting. The relationship with sports and betting is more complicated than ever, writes @AEricFisher ⬇️
Lawyer in NBA betting case won't say whether his client knows now-banned player Jontay Porter https://t.co/9kEhxFGAlj