Kinley Rasmus stood on the mound earlier this August, her signature white bow in her brown ponytail.Thousands tuned into her opening game at the Little League World Series, excited to see the daughter of former major leaguer Cory Rasmus become the ninth girl to pitch and the 25th to compete in the tournament, playing for Phenix City, Ala.And some watched 12-year-old Kinley with a narrower intent, because they had wagered on whether her strikeout total would climb over 6.5 or fall under.The prop was one of several types of bets that have been offered over the course of the near-two-week tournament, which holds its championship game on Sunday. None are being accepted at legalized U.S. sportsbooks such as Draft Kings, FanDuel or BetMGM, or federally regulated polymarkets. Instead, this type of gambling takes place at offshore websites that are often legal in the countries that they operate in but unregulated.“We started with her because we thought it’s such an awesome story that this girl is so dominant,” Dave Mason, a brand manager at BetOnline, one such book that offered LLWS bets, said, adding: “It’s not about the money to me. It’s also about the exposure.”
Bama -375 vs Washington +269. House needs Bama. Both winners on USA futures, but Washington better.
