The team at Don Best Sports — the third-party platform that partners with PointsBet’s New York operations for college football — fumbled the ball last week and allowed Empire State bettors to wager on a pair of games that involved in-state schools, according to the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC).
Similar to restrictions in multiple other states, the law in New York forbids betting on in-state college teams. Games between Syracuse and Virginia Tech, as well as the Army vs. UMass battle, were mistakenly offered to Empire State sports bettors.
According to a PointsBet, A Fanatics Experience spokesperson, a “small group of customers placed bets” during the Oct. 23 through Oct. 26 time frame on these games. Once PointsBet realized the mistake — which they didn’t until after the Syracuse game was finished — they immediately self-reported the issue to the NYSGC and voided the wagers.
