With rumors circulating Alex Rodriguez took part in high-stakes underground poker games at a Beverly Hills mansion, Major League Baseball reportedly has him under investigation. So, blogger Maury Brown (bizofbaseball.com) gives us a quick history lesson on MLB and gambling: From A-Rod to the MLB Itself: A Brief History of Gambling and Casinos in Baseball. Here’s how Brown explains Detroit Tigers owner Mike Iltich’s gambling ties:
Illitch and the Wink-Wink Relationship to Casinos
MLB does not allow owners to be involved in direct ownership of casinos, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t nepotistic ways to get around it.
Case in point, Mike Illitch, the owner of the Detroit Tigers. While he’s not a casino owner, his wife Marian, is. In 2005, she became the owner of Detroit's MotorCity Casino. Since then, Mike Illitch’s wife has made minority investments in casinos across the country including the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, MI. Ilitch has partnered with the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Hampton Bays, New York to develop a recent casino in New York. Ilitch also a partnered with Barwest, LLC and Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians to develop casinos in Barstow, California.
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