Trademate Sports — Pete Rose, the illegal gambler who cost himself $100 million | 10 Celebrities and Sportsmen Who Are Sports Bettors

Unlike the other celebrities and sportsmen who we have featured in our series so far, Pete Rose was involved in the darker, more illegal side of sports betting.

Before finding himself in a legal mess, Rose was considered one of the greatest Major League Baseball (MLB) players of all time.

He is a 17-time All-Star and three-time World Series winner, along with holding records such as the leader in games played and all-time hits.

But in 1989, his legacy would be forever tarnished, when MLB commissioner Pete Ueberroth announced that Rose was under investigation over “serious allegations”.

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Originally published at https://www.blog.tradematesports.com on March 24, 2020.