Put your money on these baseball teams in April
By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun
With the NFL and NHL on the way, many have wondered whether Major League Baseball would be the next major professional sports league to bring a team to Las Vegas.
It’s not blind speculation, either. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred gave the possibility credence during a spring training press conference in Phoenix. For now, legalized gambling is the only game in town when it comes to Major League Baseball — and it’s booming.
The state’s casinos have set a record for total amount wagered on baseball three years in a row. That’s partly because of the popularity and preponderance of preseason proposition wagering, with hundreds of options available at sports books.
