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Citing a concern over conflict of interest, the Mohegan Sun Casino announced that they will stop taking bets on the Women’s National Basketball Association. The Mohegan Tribe, which owns the casino and sports app in Connecticut, also owns the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.
Last week after the state of Connecticut launched sports betting, state officials expressed concerns over the conflict that exists with Mohegan Sun and their properties. Not only does the Mohegan Tribe own the WNBA team, but they also host the game in an arena that is located in the casino complex. State law prohibits employees of the casino and the WNBA team and the arena from placing bets with the sportsbook, but after Governor Ned Lamont placed the first legal bet in the state last Thursday on the Connecticut Sun through the Mohegan Sun sportsbook, there were some who noticed the clear conflicts that exists.
WNBA And NBA Allow Sportsbooks at Their Venues
The Mohegan Tribe is working with the WNBA to set a standard for betting on games that are played on properties owned by a casino and/or betting partner. Both the WNBA and NBA have agreements that allow third-party sportsbooks in arenas in the state where teams play as long as they are separated from all arena common areas and accessible solely by those who are legally able to gamble.
Under Connecticut law, gamblers are prohibited from placing bets on games involving the University of Connecticut, Yale, or other universities located in the state. But there is no law barring the betting on professional teams. The Connecticut Sun is the only major professional sports team in the state.
The conflict could be addressed in the next Connecticut legislative session, when lawmakers will be charged with codifying permanent guidelines for the state’s three approved sportsbooks, according to State Representative Maria Horn, co-chair of the legislative committee that oversees gambling in Connecticut.
