HARRISBURG — A family that is a part-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates is dropping its pursuit of a slot-machine gambling license for a southwestern Pennsylvania resort because of Major League Baseball's prohibition against having a gambling interest.

The Nutting family, which purchased Seven Springs Mountain Resort three months ago, said Tuesday in a statement that it is withdrawing the resort's application to operate up to 500 slot machines there.

It had proposed shedding its stake in Seven Springs' gambling enterprise, but state law requires the gambling license to be held by the owner of the resort where the slots parlor is located.