Major League Baseball says it's weighing a ban on all prop betting, which is a wager on an individual player or event that isn't necessarily tied to the outcome.

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Major League Baseball is considering a ban on all prop betting, which involves wagers on individual player actions or events not directly tied to the game's final outcome. The league's deliberation comes amid concerns that such bets could make players more susceptible to corruption and increase risks for problem gamblers, given the ease and frequency with which these bets can be placed.

Recent investigations, including one involving the Cleveland Guardians, have highlighted unusual betting patterns and prompted further scrutiny. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has expressed support for restricting prop betting, citing risks to both professional and college athletes, and has discussed the issue with league officials. The situation remains under review as MLB and state authorities weigh possible regulatory changes.

MLB weighing ban on all prop betting

And you may have heard the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are back in action this evening after last night's, or really early this morning's, 18-inning instant classic. Tonight, Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani takes the mound to build on his historic playoff run. But at a time that's normally full of fanfare and pageantry, illegal gambling scandals paint an ugly backdrop across professional sports. Major League Baseball now says it's weighing banning all prop betting, or a wager on an individual player or event that isn't necessarily tied to the final outcome. CBS News Justice Correspondent Scott McFarlane joins us now. Did I get that right? That's what a prop bet is? Yes. Good. You sound familiar with it. I've never placed one, no, for the record, but I've certainly become familiar with it because it's growing in such widespread popularity across the country, across all levels of sports. And you don't have to partake in it to get familiar because of all the ads you keep seeing during the games. And that's how so many people became familiar with it, because it inundates you as you watch a football game, as you watch a baseball game, watch a tennis match. One of the dynamics of prop betting that has raised people's concern is that there's a theory of the game that it could make players more corruptible. If an individual player is the subject of a bet, well, an individual player is easier to get to than an entire team is to get to. The other concern is that it's uniquely pernicious for problem gamblers. If you can make an in-game prop bet, you can make dozens of bets just sitting down to watch one three-hour game that obviously could lead to more trouble, more seismic losses for a problem gambler, and a more ferocious addiction. And it's the idea that I'm sitting there in the third inning, and I can place a bet that says, someone's going to hit a foul ball by the end of the game, and I put $100 on that. And either you get that $100 back or you double or triple or whatever, and that's the addictive nature of this, is that you can literally be sitting on your couch, make those bets and make it happen. Now, whatever is up here involves Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine. What's up with that? He had a bit of concern with the Cleveland baseball team, now called the Cleveland Guardians, about some pitches that were thrown in June that led to the suspension, at least temporary suspension of the players, so they could figure out what was going on with those pitches. Because there seemed to be a surge in bets around those individual pitches that was not consistent with normal wagering. So there's an investigation going on there. Ohio's governor picked up on this. He had some concerns already about this prop betting for the reasons we just described. He also has concerns about college players in his state being menaced by would-be gamblers or dejected gamblers over their performances. He'd like to draw back some of what they legalized in that rush after the Supreme Court legalized sports betting. He'd like to draw back the prop betting. He's talked to the leagues. He's talked to Major League Baseball. He's somewhat confident the leagues may move on their own also, but he'd like to see it banned in his state. It's going to be especially encouraging to see it addressed, especially at the college level, especially in Ohio. I mean, the football team's pretty good, but as you said, it can be pretty pernicious. Scott McFarlane, you'll be tracking him for us? I will do. I bet you'll have more to say about this in the coming days and weeks. You see what I did there, folks? Nicely put.

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