The app was supposed to re-direct customers to another web page containing a message that the online sports betting site would soon be taking bets on the site. In a video call with the Commission, Rhea Loney, BetMGM’s chief compliance officer, explained that a failure in the BetMGM app allowed bettors to enter the legal sports betting app and place wagers after completing their registration.
A software glitch has resulted in BetMGM being assessed a $146,000 fine by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, dwarfing the previous largest fine of $5,000.īetMGM agreed to pay the Maryland fine on Thursday as part of a consent agreement with the state regulatory authority after admitting to an error that saw it inadvertently accept 146 live sports bets totaling just over $2,000 during a three-hour, pre-launch test on November 16.īecause the bets were allowed to be placed a week before the operator was officially granted a mobile license on November 23 for sports betting in Maryland to go live, BetMGM was liable for accepting wagers without a license.
