The long-shot Oakland Athletics winning the World Series would be a costly, worst-case scenario for MGM sportsbooks. The A's were as high as 250-1 to win the World Series in June, and bettors pounced.
"They're the worst, by far," Jay Rood, MGM vice president of race and sports, said of the A's, who take on the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card game Tuesday in New York. "We have just a slew of $5 and $10 tickets at anywhere between 100-1 and 250-1 [on the A's]."