Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, I have married into a family of gambling addicts. My husband’s mother, father, and the majority of his extended family are compulsive gamblers. They are constantly in debt, and many have been bankrupt multiple times. Thankfully, my husband …
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David PurdumAug 8, 2025, 01:38 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 NBA free agent Malik Beasley, who is under investigation in a federal gambling probe, was evicted from his high-rise apartment in Detroit on Wednesday, according to court records. Beasley’s landlord sued him twice this year in Michigan’s 36th District Court for a …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is under investigation for sports betting. And in the time it takes you to read that story, another gambling ad (or two) will likely air during a sports broadcast. According to a 2024 study by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, viewers encountered 2.8 “gambling messages” per minute during a series of NBA and NHL …
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Another Cleveland Guardians pitcher has landed on paid leave as part of a gambling probe. Via Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, the MLB has placed closer Emmanuel Clase on “non-disciplinary paid leave.” Via Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal, Clase will be out through at least August 31. Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz previously was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave, also …
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CLEVELAND — For weeks, the Cleveland Guardians had fielded trade inquiries about closer Emmanuel Clase. Now, there will be no trade. Clase will not don a major-league uniform until at least September, as Major League Baseball placed him on non-disciplinary paid leave through at least Aug. 31, as the league continues a sports betting investigation that began with fellow Cleveland …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Once upon a time, it was easy to guess what could mess up the Guardians’ playoff hopes. Injuries to key players. Guys not hitting. The bullpen regressing to being only above average after the epic 2024 season. But gambling? I’ve been covering baseball since what seems like a few years after the 1919 Black Sox scandal, but …
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Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase on Monday was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of Major League Baseball’s investigation into sports gambling, the second Guardians pitcher to be caught up in the inquiry. Guardians right-hander Luis Ortiz remains on non-disciplinary paid leave after originally being placed there July 3 after unusual gambling activity on two pitches …
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