{
  "id": 5135468,
  "title": "Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigating Bill Simmons proxy bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/massachusetts-gaming-commission-investigating-bill-simmons-proxy-bets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:50:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/6066513-bill-simmons-mgc-investigation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said it is investigating bets that sports media personality Bill Simmons said he had someone else place for him, a violation of the state's gambling rules. Simmons, a popular pundit and founder of sports media website The Ringer, said during a recent episode of his podcast that he asked his daughter's...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}