A Senior US Senator has launched a probe into the recent union of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, a company financed by Saudi Arabia, and has demanded that the businesses turn over paperwork showing their hasty decision to work together. He raised worries that the partnership represents an attempt by the Saudi government to engage in sportswashing to hide its history of violating human rights and connections to funding the 9/11 terrorist attacks. State gambling regulators in the 30 states where sports betting is legal have largely resisted allowing wagers on LIV Golf events, often citing controversy over the league’s Saudi backing. The merger may increase wagering on golf going forward.