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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission opened a review of sports media figure Bill Simmons after he described on his podcast how he had his daughter's boyfriend log into his FanDuel account and place wagers on his behalf, an arrangement that violates state law. Simmons, 56, a Massachusetts native now living in California, laid out the scheme […] The post Bill Simmons faces Massachusetts gambling probe after admitting to proxy bets on his own podcast appeared first on American Almanac .
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission opened a review of sports media figure Bill Simmons after he described on his podcast how he had his daughter's boyfriend log into his FanDuel account and place wagers on his behalf, an arrangement that violates state law. Simmons, 56, a Massachusetts native now living in California, laid out the scheme himself during a recent episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast. He explained that he wanted to bet on UCLA overs and a Houston line he believed the market had mispriced, but could not place the wagers from California, where sports gambling remains largely illegal. So he turned to "Hank," his daughter's 21-year-old boyfriend, who lives in Massachusetts, one of the states where FanDuel operates legally. …Open
With the 2020 NFL season going on, Terry Thompson used his phone to place a bet on the FanDuel Sportsbook app that involved the Philadelphia Eagles, his favorite team in the NFL. That wager was the first time ever that Thompson gambled using an app, and not long after, he began putting down microbets — in-game wagers that are as simple as betting on the next play. (RELATED: ‘I’ve Realized That Time Has Come’: Tigers’ Justin Verlander Announces He Will Be Retiring Following 2026 Season) Thompson became addicted to how he can be financially involved with every single play in every single game. With FanDuel , Thompson ultimately bet a total of $18.5 million, which landed him VIP status. As a result, he got exclusive perks such as…Open
With a well-funded super PAC, the betting platforms DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics are aiming to shape future regulation of their rapidly growing industry.
