Massachusetts: More illegal bets on Boston College women’s basketball reported at Encore Boston Harbor

Massachusetts: More illegal bets on Boston College women’s basketball reported at Encore Boston Harbor

Article brief provided by MassLive.com
  • Chris Van Buskirk, MassLive.com
February 23, 2023 3:43 PM
  • Chris Van Buskirk, MassLive.com
  • Massachusetts

Encore Boston Harbor officials have stopped all betting on NCAA women’s college basketball after patrons were able to place illegal wagers on a Boston College women’s basketball game for the second time this month, officials and regulators said Thursday.

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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s new inquiry into bets placed on instate collegiate sporting events — which are prohibited under Massachusetts law — is at least the fourth of its kind since in-person sports betting launched on Jan. 31. All three of the state’s casinos are now facing investigations into banned betting.

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Sports Betting Director Bruce Band said members of the agency’s Investigations and Enforcement Bureau are reviewing the most recent incident at Encore.