All Three Massachusetts Sportsbooks Took Illegal Bets on College Basketball

Sportsbook tech failed to spot wagers on in-state teams

by - Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 2:31

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All Three Massachusetts Sportsbooks Took Illegal Bets on College Basketball

The new Encore Sportsbook at Boston Harbor allowed customers to place wagers on the Boston College/Notre Dame women’s basketball game while the MGM-Springfield accepted wagers on Harvard men’s basketball. The sportsbook at Plainridge also accepted nearly $7,000 in wagers on a Merrimack vs. Long Island University men’s game.

All Three Massachusetts Sportsbooks Took Illegal Bets on College Basketball All Three Massachusetts Sportsbooks Took Illegal Bets on College Basketball held on Tuesday, the MGC were informed that a betting technology vendor had mistakenly assigned one of the teams as being based in Florida as opposed to Massachusetts. However, the commissioners sought clarification on how this could have occurred considering there is no college with the same name in Florida.

No explanation has yet been given for the other instances.

Jenny Tang
All Three Massachusetts Sportsbooks Took Illegal Bets on College Basketball
All Three Massachusetts Sportsbooks Took Illegal Bets on College Basketball