LAS VEGAS — Sports bettors in Nevada are complaining to state gambling regulators over a scoring change in last weekend’s USC-Utah football game that didn’t affect the outcome, but swung the betting result in many sports books from the Utes to the Trojans.
Enforcement chief Jerry Markling of the Nevada Gaming Control Board told The Associated Press on Monday that regulators have been taking calls from gamblers and casinos and are trying to resolve disputes after Pac-12 officials changed the score of Saturday night’s game two hours after it ended.
USC ultimately won 23-14, scoring its last touchdown on the final play of the game when Matt Kalil blocked a 41-yard field goal attempt and Torin Harris returned it for a touchdown. But the touchdown wasn’t counted in the box score at first because of an excessive celebration penalty USC committed.
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