{"id":1596746,"date":"2024-09-27T12:17:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1596746"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:17:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:17:31","slug":"pennsylvania-immediately-bans-bovada-after-little-league-world-series-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/pennsylvania-immediately-bans-bovada-after-little-league-world-series-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Immediately Bans Bovada After Little League World Series Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has banned Bovada, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/betting-sites\/offshore-sportsbooks\/#:~:text=Find%20the%2010%20best%20offshore%20sportsbooks\">offshore betting site<\/a>, after it was discovered that the platform was taking bets on the Little League World Series.<\/p>\n<h2>Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued a cease-and-desist letter to Bovada after Little League World Series<\/h2>\n<p>The PGCB issued a cease-and-desist letter to Bovada upon learning that the offshore site was offering betting lines on the Little League World Series. This action aligns with the state\u2019s broader strategy to eliminate illegal gambling.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the PGCB\u2019s enforcement actions were supported by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Office of Attorney General. These agencies collaborated to ensure that Bovada complied with the cease-and-desist order.<\/p>\n<p>The PGCB\u2019s Office of Enforcement Counsel stepped in shortly thereafter. PGCB Communications Director, Doug Harbach, explained the process that led to Bovada\u2019s removal to PlayPennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov\/contact-us\">Office of Enforcement Counsel<\/a> did send Bovada a cease-and-desist letter at the end of August,\u201d Harbach&#8217;s message reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the letter came from the Board\u2019s investigative and enforcement unit and their work is accomplished confidentially and separate from the other areas of the agency, the letter is not available for release, and we are not commenting further [on] the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>PGCB can only refer illegal operators to the appropriate authorities<\/h2>\n<p>Furthermore, Harbach explained to Bonus.com last month that the PGCB does \u201cnot have law enforcement authority\u201d to ban Bovada. It can only refer the matter \u201cto the appropriate authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the PGCB cannot shut down Bovada, it appears the offshore site did comply with the cease-and-desist letter. Pennsylvania is one of several states that have sent cease-and-desist letters to Bovada, including Kansas and Louisiana most recently.<\/p>\n<p>The ban also sends a strong message to other illegal operators that Pennsylvania is serious about enforcing its gambling laws. Bovada&#8217;s ban could prevent other illegal platforms from attempting to enter the market. That could potentially lead to increased revenue for legal operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has banned Bovada, an offshore betting site, after it was discovered that the platform was taking bets on the Little League World Series. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued a cease-and-desist letter to Bovada after Little League World Series The PGCB issued a cease-and-desist letter to Bovada upon learning that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":305,"featured_media":1596756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[447607,447316],"tags":[66144,447423,447424,447426],"class_list":["post-1596746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","category-sports-betting","tag-gambling","tag-main-page","tag-news","tag-sports-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v23.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pennsylvania Immediately Bans Bovada After Little League World Series Scandal<\/title>\n<meta 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