Bill Simmons, a well-known sports podcaster, is being reviewed by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. This follows his admission of using his daughter’s boyfriend to place bets on his behalf. Simmons shared this information on his podcast. The commission began their review two days after his comments.

Based in California, Simmons is the founder of The Ringer. In California, sports betting is not legal. However, in Massachusetts, mobile and online betting is permitted. Nevertheless, proxy betting—having someone else place bets for you—is illegal. It is also not allowed by FanDuel, the sportsbook involved in this incident.

The Commission is aware of the comments made on the Bill Simmons Podcast and staff are currently reviewing the matter, an MGC spokesman stated. FanDuel, the exclusive sports betting partner of The Ringer, confirmed it had informed the commission and nullified Simmons’ bets.

During the podcast episode, Simmons mentioned he had specific bets he wanted to place, like the “UCLA overs,” but the market in Houston had not adjusted yet. He explained, “I can’t have my daughter do it; my dad would have no idea how to do it.” As a result, Simmons relied on his daughter’s boyfriend to log into his FanDuel account. Simmons described receiving a security code on his phone, providing it to the boyfriend, and allowing him to place bets.

“It was a real bonding moment for us,” Simmons noted. He said that a week later, he contacted the boyfriend again to place more bets.

In another podcast episode, Simmons expressed his lack of awareness regarding the legality of such actions. He stated, “I did not know about the proxy rules. Yeah, there are some real rules with this stuff, and they’ve ruled that not only are the bets going to be voided—and I learned my lesson.” Simmons assumed proxy betting was permissible and acknowledged his oversight.

Simmons, previously an ESPN columnist, is highly popular in the podcast world. “The Bill Simmons Podcast” ranked No. 22 overall and No. 2 in sports on Spotify as of Tuesday. Spotify purchased The Ringer, including its website and podcast network, in 2020 for over $200 million, based on reports.