In the continuing saga of Action 24/7, Davidson County Chancery Court Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal, said the sportsbook can continue taking bets while the case against it proceeds. The rationale: the court has exclusive jurisdiction over the sportsbook appeal.
The Lottery suspended Action 24/7’s license in March due to suspicions of fraud, according to the Associated Press. The local sportsbook filed suit and the license brought back to active status.
“The court appreciates that online sports wagering in Tennessee is a newly emerging business, the Act and Board Rules are newly implemented, and (the lottery’s) compliance and supervisory responsibilities are newly undertaken,” the judge wrote. “Nevertheless, the Court must enforce the provisions of the Act and Rules as written.”
Lottery officials suspended Action 24/7’s license—affirmed by the lottery board—after several reports of debit card fraud to lottery investigators. In one instance, a person carried out 124 deposits into a gaming account using seven different cards, and then placed a few bets before withdrawing the rest of the money. Investigators said had better controls been in place this may not have happened.
Lawyers for Action 24/7 said lottery investigators claimed damages in the “tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars,” but was little more than $22,000 and the sportsbook took steps to prevent a repeat.
