Alleged suspicious activity related to an Alabama-LSU baseball game last week involved a customer at BetMGM Sportsbook inside Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park, according to a report by ESPN's David Purdum.

Purdum reported that the Ohio Casino Control Commission said the activity happened last Friday at GABP, and the commission's investigation "centered on two bets on the Tigers to win from the same unidentified customer."

Purdum reported that Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired Thursday after sportsbook surveillance video showed that the person placing bets on the game was communicating with Bohannon at the time.

Alabama announced that athletic director Greg Byrne "initiated the termination process" for Bohannon for "among other things, violating the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of University employees."

The Reds were out of town (in Oakland) last Friday, but the sportsbook is open on gamedays and non-gamedays from 11 a.m. to midnight.

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported via Twitter that "a person familiar with the Alabama baseball investigation told ESPN that theres no reason to believe any student atheltes are involved in the baseball betting situation that resulted in the head coachs dismissal."

More details from Purdum's story:

Alabama's scheduled starting pitcher, ace Luke Holman, was scratched before the LSU game because of back tightness and was replaced by sophomore Hagan Banks, who hadn't started since March 16. LSU won the game 8-6.

The OCCC was alerted to the alleged activity Friday by independent Las Vegas-based integrity firm U.S. Integrity, which works with the OCCC and the SEC to monitor the betting market. U.S. Integrity alerted to its clients Friday, and the OCCC halted betting on college baseball games involving Alabama. The SEC has contracted with U.S. Integrity since 2018 and has used the firm to monitor all conference events, including baseball.

Indiana gaming regulators also were alerted to suspicious bets on the Alabama-LSU game that were placed with sportsbooks in the Hoosier State. Indiana has halted betting on Alabama baseball and instructed sportsbooks to refund any futures wagers on the Crimson Tide.

NCAA policy prohibits athletes, coaches and personnel from betting on sports.

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