Massachusetts regulator fines MGM Springfield over prohibited college baseball betting offering
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved a US$25,000 penalty after the casino briefly offered wagering on a Northeastern University baseball game.
US.- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has unanimously approved a US$25,000 fine against MGM Springfield after it improperly offered betting on a college baseball game. The regulator found that betting on a April 5 2025 game between Northeastern and Campbell University was available for approximately two hours before a gaming agent identified the issue and had it removed.
State regulations prohibit betting on in-state collegiate teams unless they are competing in national tournaments. No wagers were placed on the game, and MGC Enforcement Counsel Diandra Franks told commissioners that MGM had cooperated with the investigation and agreed to the proposed sanction.
Commissioners voted 5-0 in favour of the penalty, concluding that the violation warranted disciplinary action despite the limited duration of the market and the absence of any accepted wagers.
The MGC also approved a fine against BetMGM after the operator accepted wagers on boxing events held in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Regulators said 79 bets had been placed on the matches.
MGM Springfield was previously fined in 2024 after accepting bets on two college basketball games involving Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the previous year. It also received a penalty for the same issue in 2023. Regulators later determined that the sportsbook platform BetMGM had mistakenly classified Harvard as being located in Connecticut.
Last November, Fanatics was fined US$20,000 after accepting 83 wagers worth US$3,325 on a Boston College football game against Michigan State.
