Two of the three sportsbooks that started taking bets last week came under Mass. Gaming Commission scrutiny within a matter of days for having accepted illegal bets — wagers on college basketball games that involved Massachusetts schools — and regulators are now trying to figure out what, if any, action they will take as a result.
And as the commission grapples with the illegal acceptance of in-state college wagers, it will be working on a parallel track to expand betting options and launch mobile sportsbooks by March 10, the commission’s executive director announced Thursday morning, a date chosen at least in part to capture the betting activity around the annual March Madness college basketball tournament.
