Massachusetts regulators will deliberate possible penalties for DraftKings Inc. after the Boston-based operator of sports betting sites said it mistakenly took hundreds of bets on unauthorized tennis events.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) met Monday for an adjudicatory hearing regarding the alleged noncompliance of DraftKings with the Bay State’s legal sports betting catalog.
In short, DraftKings told the MGC in March that it had taken 864 wagers and $7,867 in total action on UTR Pro Tennis Tour events, which were not included on the authorized Massachusetts sports betting menu.
DraftKings chalked up the error to a “miscommunication” between its trading and trading compliance teams, the MGC heard, as the traders copied tennis offerings from another state without verifying they were OK with the compliance officers.
