Offshore sportsbooks are allowing bets on the Little League World Series (LLWS), a tournament featuring 10- to 12-year-old baseball players. US-regulated sportsbooks and federally regulated prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket do not permit such wagers, though Polymarket offered LLWS bets in 2024.
BetOnline Sports & Casino, an offshore operator, says it offers LLWS odds because of customer demand. Brand manager Dave Mason said in a press release: “We offer Little League World Series odds because there’s a massive demand for it.” The release added that bettors wagered twice as much in 2025 as in 2024. Mason also claimed on X that more users are betting on a South Korea vs Canada matchup than on certain Major League Baseball games.
Little League International has spoken out against such betting. In a statement reposted on Wednesday, the organisation said: “Little League is a trusted place where children are learning the fundamentals of the games and all the important life lessons that come with having fun, celebrating teamwork, and playing with integrity, and no one should be exploiting the success and failures of children playing the game they love for their own personal gain.”