SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- This week, as usual, sports bettors can get action on MLB games from U.S.-based gambling sites. Meanwhile, at least a couple of offshore bookmakers are offering odds on games at the Little League Baseball World Series.

Team managers, and Little League itself, are not pleased.

"I'm not a fan," said South Carolina's manager Dave Bogan, noting he visits Las Vegas twice a year. "It's just not appropriate, it feels dirty, quite honestly."

In news conferences throughout the tournament, U.S. team managers have voiced their displeasure with gambling on their games -- players at the tournament top out at 12 years old. Little League International also released a statement last week denouncing sports betting on youth competition.

"Little League is a trusted place where

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