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Dave Rouleau Dave Rouleau posted 3/29/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com [flag]
Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling. The door of every clubhouse warns players that if the gamble on MLB games, they too will be banned. Yet, baseball has continued to accept legalized gambling, or gaming, as no longer being a social taboo, and more importantly, a way to garner increased revenues. [link]

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Blog Expo-Fest-O-Rama: Oh, the Mascot Carnage!
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Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling. The door of every clubhouse warns players that if they gamble on MLB games, they too will be banned. Yet baseball has continued to accept legalized gambling, or gaming, as no longer being a social taboo, ...
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