In recent years, sports betting has exploded in popularity, moving from shady backrooms to slick mobile apps and mainstream advertising. But as legal and illegal betting markets expand, an unsettling trend has emerged: wagers being placed on Little League baseball games.

Little League Baseball has expressed concern over this, calling for fans to stop betting on games involving children in a plea on social media.

“While Little League® International continues to monitor the complexity and ever-evolving world of sports betting, we feel strongly that there is no place for betting on Little League games or on any youth sports competition,” league officials said.

“Little League is a trusted place where children are learning the fundamentals of the games and all the important life lessons that

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