{
  "id": 1964564,
  "title": "Sports Betting Site Boasts That It’s Letting Users Bet on Little League Players",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sports-betting-site-boasts-that-its-letting-users-bet-on-little",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/future-society/sports-betting-little-league"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite online sports betting controversies, users can now bet on ten-year-old Little League baseball players. Offshore sportsbooks, unbound by state regulations, are capitalizing on this demand, allowing wagers on the Little League World Series. BetOnline, a prominent platform, has boasted about the surge in betting on young players from California. Users have expressed disgust, deeming the practice repulsive. Despite the Little League's stance against betting, advocacy groups have called for an end to betting on youth sports.",
  "summary": "\"Betting on children is repulsive. Get help.\" The post Sports Betting Site Boasts That It’s Letting Users Bet on Little League Players appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [
    "Users can now bet on Little League players aged 10",
    "BetOnline highlights surge in betting on young players",
    "Advocacy groups call for end to betting on youth sports"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}