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    Bets will not be accepted in some states

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    Sports bettors in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Vermont will not be able to legally bet on next week. fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

    Each state has eliminated the possibility of betting on the boxing match between Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, on November 15 in Arlington, Texas, USA TODAY Sports has learned.

    “We just consider it a non-traditional boxing event that’s more of an exhibition,” Richard McGarvey, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, told USA TODAY Sports. “We just said, ‘Not in Pennsylvania.’ “

    THE Tyson-Paul fight was sanctioned as professional combat by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which regulates combat sports in Texas. But the TDLR agreed to non-traditional rules – two-minute rounds and 14-ounce gloves rather than the standard three-minute rounds and 10-ounce gloves – which have proven problematic with some national sports gaming regulators.

    Paul said he agreed to the rules at Tyson’s request. TDLR said it agreed to the rules at the request of promoter Bryce Holden, who works for Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), co-founded by Paul. MVP has partnered with Netflix, which will stream the fight live.

    Colorado will not allow betting on the fight because “it does not meet the minimum industry requirements in the state,” Derek Kuhn, a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Revenue, told USA TODAY Sports per email.

    Boxing matches approved for betting in Colorado must follow unified rules set by the Association of Boxing and Combat Sports Commissions, according to information provided by Kuhn. Unified rules provide for three-minute rounds and 10-ounce gloves.

    Based on the Division of Gaming’s previous assessment of the fight, Kuhn said, “unmet requirements include, but are not limited to, glove weight and the fact that not all fighters are professionally ranked . The division has not been informed of any changes to this assessment.

    Vermont will not allow betting on the fight because of the two-minute rounds and 14-ounce gloves, according to Olivia Kantyka, director of communications and legislative affairs for the Vermont Department of Liquor and Lotteries.

    “It’s really those rule changes that have been a sticking point for us,” she told USA TODAY Sports.

    Johnny Avello, director of sports betting operations at DraftKings, said six states will not accept bets on the Tyson-Paul fight. The other three states did not immediately confirm that they would not accept bets.

    Regarding states that won’t accept betting, Avello said, “Will people still watch the fight?” Probably, but I think the number of registrations would be much higher if they could bet on it. »

    Pennsylvania’s McGarvey said “this isn’t the first time we’ve said no to this type of event.”

    He cited an exhibition between Evander Holyfield and former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, as well as a fight involving Floyd Mayweather Jr.

    Holyfield was 58 years old – the same age as Tyson will be when he fights Paul – when he suffered a first-round TKO against 44-year-old Belfort.

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