‘The Pulse’ on MLB’s Betting Scandal & Baseball’s Integrity Test

‘The Pulse’ on MLB’s Betting Scandal & Baseball’s Integrity Test

When Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted back in November 2025 for allegedly rigging individual pitches to benefit bettors, the case appeared, at least on the surface, to be a limited betting scandal. However, as months have gone by and new details have come to light, it’s become much harder for Major League Baseball to keep the case in a box and classify it as an isolated incident.

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ARB Interactive CEO Patrick Fechtmeyer: Indiana Should Tax & Regulate Sweepstakes Gaming

ARB Interactive CEO Patrick Fechtmeyer: Indiana Should Tax & Regulate Sweepstakes Gaming

Indiana wants to ban sweepstakes gaming. ARB Interactive co-founder and CEO Patrick Fechtmeyer wants Indiana to regulate it instead. ARB Interactive owns Modo Casino and recently acquired Publishers Clearing House (PCH).

When legislators signaled they were moving forward with legislation to close the door on sweepstakes-style gaming platforms, Fechtmeyer traveled to Indiana to make the case himself.

Fechtmeyer’s pitch was direct and to the point: regulation, not prohibition, would protect consumers, capture tax revenue, and keep younger users from taking their dollars to offshore sites. Lawmakers weren’t convinced, but Fechtmeyer isn’t backing down.

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Former DraftKings Sportsbook Manager Matthew Bakowicz: ‘Super Bowl Is The Betting Industry’s Biggest Recruiting Day’

Former DraftKings Sportsbook Manager Matthew Bakowicz: ‘Super Bowl Is The Betting Industry’s Biggest Recruiting Day’

In the days following the Super Bowl, every year, seemingly without fail, betting headlines follow a familiar script: record handle, billions wagered, unprecedented engagement. But inside sportsbooks, it’s a different story.

The game’s value isn’t measured so much by the amount of money that flows through sportsbooks on Sunday. Instead, it’s measured by who shows up and, even more importantly, by who comes back once the novelty of the big game wears off.

To get a better understanding of what Super Bowl Sunday numbers actually mean inside a sportsbook, CasinoBeats spoke to Matthew Bakowicz, director of the Sports Management Program at American University’s Kogod School of Business.

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