The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to call FanDuel to an adjudicatory hearing over proxy wagers placed through Bill Simmons’s account. FanDuel reported 22 bets worth $21,800 across three August dates and voided them; the commission wants to examine how the operator allowed the bets and responded.
The hearing will test whether FanDuel’s controls prevent proxy wagers and how it responds when they occur.
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Bill Simmons said another person accessed his FanDuel account in Massachusetts and placed wagers while Simmons was in California. The outlet said the arrangement could breach FanDuel terms and Massachusetts proxy wagering rules. Whether FanDuel or the Massachusetts Gaming Commission would investigate remained unclear.
Massachusetts' gambling regulator is investigating alleged proxy betting involving sports media personality Bill Simmons and FanDuel. Simmons, a California resident, said he had wagered through his daughter's boyfriend.
Massachusetts gaming regulators are reviewing Bill Simmons’s admission that another person placed wagers through his FanDuel account. FanDuel said it cancelled the bets, imposed account sanctions and notified the MGC. The commission confirmed that staff were reviewing the matter.
FanDuel took action against Bill Simmons’ account and notified Massachusetts’ MGC. The report linked the action to Simmons saying he had his daughter’s boyfriend place bets on his behalf.
Nebraska voters rejected ballot measures that would have authorised statewide online sports betting and established rules for racetrack casinos and sportsbook partners, according to the report. The proposed tax rate was 20%, with about 70% of the revenue earmarked for property tax relief; supporters had raised nearly $22m by October.
Voters in Nebraska turned down a plan to launch sports betting online across the state, a blow to a campaign supported by sportsbooks and racetrack operators. Legal wagering there stays restricted to bets placed in person at racetrack casinos, so a statewide mobile launch is not expected soon.