I don't think you realize how close MLB was to basically going under due to the Black Sox scandal.
Judge Landis was decades ahead of his time when his saw that a public with even a hint of skepticism regarding the honest outcome of the game would quickly abandon the sport.
Baseball has been notrorious for its anti-gambling stance since.
They poo-poo'd the idea of Vegas getting a team, giving Peter Angelos and the Orioles ludicrous concessions to move Montreal to DC, they even suspended Steinbrenner for a period of time for simply associating with a known gambler.
Mark my words, someday we'll see a point-shaving scandal in a major professional sport similar to the ongoing soccer scandal be it officials or players. When that sport spends decades recovering you'll understand why a little weasel like Rose has no place in baseball or the HOF.