Bettor Claims BetMGM Helped Him Cancel 5-Year Self-Exclusion
A Nashville man has accused BetMGM Sportsbook and Tennessee’s betting regulator of alleged unlawful conduct involving his self-exclusion from gambling.
According to petitions filed in Tennessee Chancery Court, Dilvar Tayip says he voluntarily placed himself on Tennessee’s sports wagering self-exclusion list in June 2021 for five years, through June 16, 2026, and separately self-excluded from BetMGM the same day.
Tayip alleges that beginning in May 2023 and continuing until about June 2025, BetMGM allowed him to place bets totaling nearly $300,000. Court documents did not provide his alleged net losses.
Tayip also claims that the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council wrongly denied his player dispute and failed to hold BetMGM accountable. In 2020, the state awarded the company a license to operate sports betting.
‘Counseling’ on Removal
He alleges that the mobile sportsbook helped him get off the state’s self-exclusion list prematurely. The court filing contains no details on this extraordinary allegation.
From the filing: “By allowing the petitioner to wager prior to the petitioner’s self-exclusion term ending, and by counseling the petitioner on how to have himself removed from Tennessee’s Self-Exclusion Listing early — which would not have occurred until June 2026 — BetMGM preyed on the petitioner, and, essentially, removed petitioner from his incubation of treatment too early, in violation of their own policies and to the great financial detriment of the petitioner.”
Tennessee’s sports betting regulations provide a process for early removal from self-exclusion:
“Individuals who believe they were inadvertently placed on a Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List or the Statewide Self-Exclusion List may request removal from a Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List or the Statewide Self-Exclusion List by completing an application for removal. The individual may request the application for removal from the Council. Submission of the application for removal does not guarantee removal from a Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List or the Statewide Self-Exclusion List.”
He also alleges that BetMGM offered him luxury inducements while self-excluded.
What’s Next in Dilvar Tayip Case
A lawsuit against BetMGM asserts multiple causes of action. Allegations include violations of the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act, the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, breach of contract, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of the implied covenant of good faith, and fraud.
Tayip is asking for return of gambling losses, additional damages, treble damages, attorney’s fees, costs, and other relief.
BetMGM LLC removed the case to federal court (docket number 3:26-cv-00409). The appeal versus the Sports Wagering Council will continue in the Chancery Court.
A hearing is scheduled for April 17, 2026, in the Chancery Court.
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