Pete Rose鈥檚 Downfall: Gambling Woes & Major Losses
Discover the sad tale of a baseball icon whose 20-year gambling habit culminated in financial ruin, and is the reason he is not in Baseball's Hall of Fame.
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The man known as Charlie Hustle for his relentless play on the basepaths picked a place that embraced sports betting long before the rest of the nation caught on.
Posthumously putting Rose in Cooperstown would send wrong message to players regarding Rule 21.
While MLB has made a business decision to profit off a now-legal endeavor in many locations, nothing has changed at the rank-and-file level. Players are prohibited from wagering on baseball.
