MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred stated that the league has been “really vigilant” in regards to sports gambling amid the fallout of the sweeping NBA scandal .

“We didn’t ask to have legalized sports betting,” Manfred told reporters ahead of Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, according to ESPN . “It kind of came, and that’s the environment in which we operate.

“Now we don’t have a lot of choice about that, and if it’s going to change — broadly change — probably the only way it would happen is the federal government.” 3

The Commissioner added that the league’s “No. 1 priority is to protect the integrity of the game” as questions directed toward the major sports leagues stemmed from the NBA scandal — which has resulted in the arrests of Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey

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