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Regulators in Massachusetts on Tuesday announced fines against three sportsbooks for accepting wagers on games played by in-state college teams.<\/p>\n

\"MGM
MGM Springfield was one of three sportsbooks fined by Massachusetts regulators for allowing wagering on in-state college games. (Image: MassLive)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Massachusetts doesn’t allow bettors to gamble on in-state teams unless they are participating in a collegiate tournament, such as March Madness.<\/p>\n

MGM Springfield, Plainridge Park Casino, and Encore Boston Harbor received fines from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for violating that statute, the commission announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

MGM to Pay $20K<\/h2>\n

MGM Springfield<\/a> received a fine of $20K for allowing wagers on two Harvard men\u2019s basketball games against Yale and Brown on February 3-4 of this year. Betting was open for approximately 21 and 20 hours for each event, and a total of 28 tickets were sold, all from betting kiosks. Four winning tickets were redeemed, two at the sportsbook counter and two at a kiosk, according to the gaming commission.<\/p>\n

BetMGM, the casino\u2019s sportsbook vendor, \u201chad previously incorrectly designated Harvard as being in Connecticut,\u201d leading to the unauthorized wagers, according to the commission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the incidents, MGM instituted a daily audit of potential offerings before the sportsbook opens for the day,\u201d the commission said. \u201cBetMGM will also conduct periodic quality control reviews of its internal guidance documentation. This includes verifying newly added information and conducting a quarterly audit to confirm continued accuracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

$20K Fine to Plainridge<\/h2>\n

Plainridge Park<\/a> also received a $20K fine from the commission. It accepted 33 wagers across 27 tickets on a February 2 men\u2019s basketball game between Merrimack College and Long Island University. Wagering was open for approximately seven hours before a casino employee noticed its inclusion when a patron tried to cash a winning ticket.<\/p>\n

The event was offered because of a \u201cbackend data entry error where the location of Merrimack College was listed as being in Florida,\u201d according to the commission. \u201cKambi, PPC\u2019s sports wagering vendor, has addressed the issue and corrected Merrimack College\u2019s location to Massachusetts. Kambi has also confirmed that no other games involving a Massachusetts team were offered. No suspicious wagering activity was identified upon a review of the wagers placed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Encore Fined $10K<\/h2>\n

Encore Boston Harbor<\/a> was assessed a fine of $10K for accepting one bet on a February 2 women\u2019s basketball game between Boston College and Notre Dame. Wagering was open for five hours and one moneyline bet was included in a five-team parlay. The bet was voided prior to settlement.<\/p>\n

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The unauthorized wager resulted from \u201ca system error where the team was known by two names to EBH\u2019s wagering platform, and only one of those names was included on a blacklist of teams upon which wagering is not allowed,\u201d according to the commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Encore\u2019s vendor, WynnBET, is now conducting twice-a-day audits to prevent wagering on Massachusetts college teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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