LAS VEGAS -- Some sports books in Nevada have declared the Philadelphia Phillies the winner of Game 5 of the World Series even though the game was suspended with the score 2-2 in the middle of the sixth inning.
A top gambling regulator says a handful of Tampa Bay Rays bettors have complained. Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement chief Jerry Markling told the Associated Press on Wednesday that different sports books have different rules about baseball betting.
Some have rules stating that rain-delayed games are over after a certain period of time. The books use the score from the last completed inning to determine a winner.
That would make the Phillies the winner. They led 2-1 after five innings.
