Fanatics Sportsbook is facing an adjudicatory hearing in Massachusetts following a restricted collegiate wager violation that occurred in December. Betting on in-state college teams not included in a collegiate tournament is not allowed in the Old Bay State.

Still, a $50 futures wager was put on college football's Fenway Bowl in between Boston College and SMU at 5:55 p.m. on Dec. 5. Upon discovering the significant wager on December 6, Fanatics promptly notified the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, canceled the bet, and reimbursed the $50 to the customer.

Fanatics told the MGC that a toggle switch enabling or prohibiting collegiate betting was erroneously turned on by a new worker, and Fanatics did not carry out a second level of recognition.

The game was arranged for Dec. 28 so the error was captured weeks ahead of time, and the offense was attended to in-house at Fanatics.

'Human mistake'

The hearing, where Fanatics can provide proof, will happen in February. The commission could select to take legal action and/or fine the online sportsbook.

The occurrence was talked about at the MGC's meeting last month, but no judgment was made and it didn't appear like much would come of it at the time.

However, after receiving a report from the investigations and enforcement bureau on Thursday, the commissioners decided they needed questions responded to on how the "human mistake" took place, what was done to the staff member who made the error, and what actions Fanatics has actually required to make sure it doesn't occur again.

"I'm sort of interested in just how much of this is automated and just how much is human error," Commissioner Jordan Maynard stated. "The toggle turn on and off for college sports has actually troubled me from Day One. Seeing how we can reduce those going forward for them is something of interest to me."

Other policy problems

This is not the very first time the regulative body in Massachusetts has handled a non-compliance collegiate issue.

Last summer, a single parlay wager including a Boston College team was unintentionally enabled at a retail sports wagering kiosk at Encore Boston Harbor. The Wynn-owned sportsbook operator was subsequently fined $10,000.

The commission has also yet to solve a case against DraftKings, which that the online sportsbook broke state law by enabling credit cards from outside Massachusetts to money accounts. An adjudicatory hearing will occur on the DraftKings matter this year.

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