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For MLB and Pirates, sports betting prompts wait-and-see approach

Adam Frazier doesn’t care that much about pro football. Well, at least not for most of the year. Every fall, he pays attention to the NFL because, like baseball teams around MLB, the Pirates have a fantasy football league, and Frazier, a Pirates utility player, is an active participant.

Frazier expects a similar level of interest among sports fans now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a federal ban on sports betting, and he believes the ruling will help baseball and other sports grow their audiences.

“I think it could be a good thing for all sports,” said Frazier, who said he occasionally spends some time [and dollars] at Rivers Casino.