Sportsbook refunds Yankees futures bets over Astros cheating scandal

Jan 18 2020 by Yardbarker: New York Yankees

A sportsbook is taking advantage of the Houston Astros cheating scandal to get some good PR and build some loyalty with bettors. PointsBet Sportsbook announced Friday that it would be refunding all AL and World Series futures bets placed on the New York Yankees as part of a “good karma refund” after the Bombers lost to the Astros in the 2019 ALCS. PointsBet operates only in Iowa and New Jersey, and MLB’s investigation found that the Astros did not violate MLB rules on technology and...
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