An on-line sportsbook in Pennsylvania has been hit with a small positive for accepting unlawful bets.
A sports activities betting product from MGM Resorts took bets on a banned occasion. A $7,500 positive was levied by regulators within the Keystone State towards BetMGM for accepting and paying out wagers on the Victor Belfort vs. Evander Holyfield boxing match on Sept. 11, 2021.
The PGCB particularly notified all operators that wagering on this occasion wouldn’t be permitted. In whole, 76 wagers have been accepted by BetMGM.
Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort was an exhibition boxing match on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Miami, Florida. Belfort received the struggle by TKO at 1:49 of the primary spherical. Former President Donald Trump was one of many folks behind the occasion, and he supplied commentary on the fights.
A boxing match between Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz, each former UFC fighters, was additionally on the cardboard.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board introduced that it authorized a consent settlement offered by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel throughout its public assembly this month that collectively fined Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC and BetMGM, LLC for accepting sports activities wagers on an unapproved sporting occasion.
The authorized consent settlement resulted from negotiations between OEC and Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, operator of Hollywood Casino Morgantown in Berks County and its sports activities wagering companion BetMGM.
Boxing is an authorized sport for betting within the state, however exhibition bouts want particular approval. Holyfield is 60 years previous, whereas Belfort is 45.
