The Past Blast - 1979, Baseball Spurns Gambling

Willie Mays was banned from the game of baseball in 1979 after accepting a job with Bally's Park Place Hotel. Mickey Mantle met the same fate when he accepted a job with Atlantic City's Cleridge Casino Hotel. Both legends were ultimately reinstated by Commissioner Peter Yurbarath in 1985. In January 2028, professional sports teams will no longer be able to sponsor gambling companies.