ESPN host Rece Davis made on-air comments in March 2024 during an ESPN Bet segment on College GameDay. Davis and another ESPN analyst, Erin Dolan, discussed NCAA men’s basketball betting picks with Davis describing a wager as a “risk-free investment.”
“You know what? Some would call this wagering, gambling, I think the way you sold this, I think what it is, is a risk-free investment. That’s the way to look at it,” said Davis when discussing a second-round March Madness matchup between UConn and Northwestern.
MGC holds an adjudicatory proceeding on the incident
An adjudicatory hearing conducted by the MGC in April determined that PENN, which operates ESPN Bet, violated compliance standards required by Massachusetts gaming law.
The MGC’s authority under state gaming law requires it to ban “advertisements, marketing and branding..