PLAINVILLE - Plainridge Park Casino violated terms of their license during their first week of accepting sports betting when they accepted wagers on a Merrimack College men’s basketball game.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission prohibits bets on wagers on college games involving the state’s schools.
Plainridge Park General Manager North Grounsell issued a statement that read, “Due to a data input error by one of our vendors, we notified and self-reported a violation to the MGC. We regret that this mistake happened, take full responsibility, and have added several remedial steps to our compliance process to help prevent this from happening again.”
Plainridge wasn’t alone in violating the terms of the license.
Encore Boston accepted bets on a Boston College women’s basketball game, also last week.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission met on Thursday, but did not act on the violations. They're expected to do so when they meet again on Tuesday.
