Overview
- Simmons admitted on his podcast that he had his 21‑year‑old son‑in‑law log into his FanDuel account and place bets for him while Simmons was in California, a disclosure first reported late last week.
- FanDuel confirmed it voided the implicated wagers, reported the incident to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and said it has taken unspecified action on Simmons’s account.
- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said staff are reviewing Simmons’s comments to determine whether state rules against proxy wagering were violated and what enforcement steps, if any, are warranted.
- Massachusetts regulations and FanDuel’s terms ban proxy betting and allow operators to cancel wagers, seize funds and bar people who place bets as proxies from future play; Simmons said on the podcast he gave an authentication code to the boyfriend.
- The case has commercial implications because FanDuel is The Ringer’s exclusive betting partner, and the incident could draw further regulator scrutiny of sportsbook practices and platform partnerships.