Have we tried turning off society and turning it back on again? We need a complete cultural reset, because there are actually sports betting providers that let people gamble on Little League World Series (LLWS) outcomes. For the uninitiated, the LLWS is an annually televised tournament where ten- to twelve-year-old baseball players from around the world face off.
It’s a pretty wholesome event, though hopefully not too traumatizing for the kids who drop routine fly balls on a global broadcast that everyone they know is watching. State-regulated sportsbooks and federally regulated prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket do not allow bettors to gamble on the LLWS (though Polymarket did offer LLWS bets in 2024). But offshore sportsbooks like BetOnline Sports & Casino don’t have to adhere to U.S. laws, so they can offer the opportunity to gamble on children.
Whether it’s technically legal or not, we should be able to agree that this is gross and anyone betting on kids should feel bad. Last year, the LLWS put out a statement about sports betting, which it reposted on Wednesday as a reminder.
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