Former Westgate High star and LSU Tigers receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested Thursday morning in connection with an illegal sports gaming scheme.
According to multiple reports, court documents detailed nearly 9,000 bets placed between April 2022 and May 2023, including 17 college football-related bets and six directly related to the LSU Tigers. Two of his bets involved himself from an eight-leg parlay that had him securing a touchdown and over 82.5 receiving yards in the 2022 season opener against Florida State in the Caesars Superdome.
Considering that Boutte didn’t turn 21 until May 7, 2023, any bet placed before that date is illegal due to him being below the legal gambling age of 21.
The arrest warrant also states that Boutte deposited over $130,000 into a FanDuel account that won over $550,000 during those 390 days.
Boutte just completed his rookie season in the NFL with the New England Patriots after being drafted in the sixth round in last year’s NFL Draft.
Louisiana State Police released the following statement in a news release:
“In July of 2023, Investigators assigned to the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division were contacted by an online gambling company regarding sports wagers made by a prohibited person. Investigators learned that former Louisiana State University (LSU) football player, 21-year-old Kayshon Boutte of Baton Rouge, participated in sports gambling from April 6, 2022, until May 7, 2023, when he was 20 years old. During this period, Boutte used an alias to circumvent the legal age required for placing sports wagers in Louisiana. Between April 6, 2022, and May 7, 2023, the alias account believed to be used by Boutte placed over 8,900 wagers. Of the 8,900 wagers, at least seventeen were on National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football games, with at least six of those wagers on LSU football.
Louisiana state police news release, january 25, 2024
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