Bill Simmons Admits Proxy FanDuel Betting From California via Massachusetts as FanDuel Sportsbook Remains Illegal in 11 States
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 6
Bill Simmons Admits Proxy FanDuel Betting From California via Massachusetts as FanDuel Sportsbook Remains Illegal in 11 States
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 6
Summary
Simmons said on his podcast that he had his daughter’s boyfriend in Massachusetts log into his FanDuel account and place bets for him while he was in California.
California does not allow FanDuel Sportsbook betting, and Simmons described bypassing account verification by receiving the login code on his phone and relaying it to the proxy bettor.
The admission prompted social-media backlash because proxy betting can violate FanDuel’s terms and potentially Massachusetts Gaming Commission rules, with penalties ranging from fines to loss of betting privileges.
The episode highlights the patchwork U.S. sports-betting regime created after the 2018 Supreme Court ruling, with sports betting now legal in some form in 39 states and Washington, D.C.