Ad Disclosure
A second state reportedly halts betting on Alabama baseball as Ohio continues investigation
By Keith Farner
Published:
The gambling investigation around Alabama baseball continues to spread as a second state has joined Ohio in halting betting on Crimson Tide baseball games.
David Purdum of ESPN, who broke the story earlier this week about Ohio halting betting on Friday, is out with another development. New Jersey sportsbooks were instructed on Wednesday to stop betting on Alabama baseball games, Purdum reported.
Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports also noted that “Indications are it was an inordinate amount of cash wagered on Alabama baseball that alerted an independent integrity monitor to contact the Ohio Casino Control Commission.”
On Friday, U.S. Integrity, a Las Vegas-based firm that monitors the betting markets, issued an alert to its sportsbook clients regarding “suspicious wagering activity” involving the Alabama-LSU game.
In the game, No. 1-ranked LSU led Alabama 8-1 after 7 innings and eventually won 8-6 in Baton Rouge. The Tigers were around -245 favorites over the Crimson Tide in the game in question, ESPN reported. LSU swept the series.
Alabama starting pitcher Luke Holman was a late scratch, according to the UA game notes. Hagan Banks replaced him. Coach Brad Bohannon was quoted in the game notes saying Banks found out an hour before the game he was going to start, the Tuscaloosa News reported.
New Jersey sportsbooks were instructed to halt betting on college baseball games involving Alabama today, as regulators in Ohio continue investigate suspicious wagering that occurred on last Friday’s Alabama-LSU game.
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) May 3, 2023
Indications are it was an inordinate amount of cash wagered on Alabama baseball that alerted an independent integrity monitor to contact the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) May 3, 2023
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.