After sparking questions about the potential for a conflict of interest by telling lawmakers in the morning that Delaware North, $3 billion company developing The Hub on Causeway, would like the ability to be a sports wagering provider in Massachusetts, company officials said Wednesday afternoon that they simply want to partner with another company to make sports betting available to its customers, including those inside the Garden.

“Sports betting is an amenity that we would like to provide to our patrons and fans. Integrity of the game is of the utmost importance and we do not want any appearance of conflict of interest,” Amy Latimer, president of TD Garden, said in a statement. “We do not want to operate the sports book, but we do want to partner with a mobile operator that will enhance the fan experience.”

Latimer was grilled Wednesday morning by lawmakers on the Economic Development Committee who zeroed in on the possible conflict of interest of having company chairman Jeremy Jacobs, who owns the Bruins, is chairman of the NHL board of governors and is the majority shareholder and chairman of Delaware North, involved in sports betting.

“So if I buy a ticket and I go into the Garden and I’m watching the Bruins and I’m operating a sports betting app from my phone, what you’re asking for is to be able to own all three,” committee co-chair Sen. Eric Lesser said as he asked Latimer to break down the hierarchy at the different entities.

In Latimer’s written testimony, which was circulated ahead of the hearing, she wrote that “Delaware North would like the ability to participate as a sports wagering provider.”

When she testified in person Wednesday morning, Latimer left that line out.

However, Rep. Michael Day asked Latimer directly whether Delaware North wanted to create its own sports betting platform or partner with another provider.

“We would be open to either,” Latimer responded, “either creating our own or working with a third party.”

Jack McNeill, senior vice president of government and external affairs for Delaware North, also told lawmakers that the TD Garden should be able to have its own sports betting platform.

“We do think, however, that arenas should have the ability to have a platform, whether that be something therein or a third party provider, they should have that ability to engage with their customers,” he said after agreeing that Jacobs should not be allowed to bet on hockey.

Day later asked Latimer what the company’s thoughts are on hosting a physical sports book inside the TD Garden. Latimer said the company would “prefer mobile, but I guess we would be open to a book.”

The company has nine casinos and gaming venues in New York, Illinois, Florida, West Virginia, Arkansas and Ohio.

In Boston, Delaware North is developing The Hub on Causeway, a 1.5 million square foot project next to the Garden, with Boston Properties. The company also owns and operates Sea Crest Beach Hotel on Cape Cod and has restaurant operations at Logan International Airport.

Lawmakers this week are holding two days of hearings on sports betting legalization bills, including one filed by Gov. Charlie Baker. Lawmakers on Wednesday morning zeroed in on the possible conflict of interest of having Delaware North Chairman Jeremy Jacobs, who also owns the Bruins and is chairman of the NHL Board of Governors as well as majority shareholder and chairman of the privately held Delaware North, involved in sports betting.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s bill prohibits athletes, coaches, managers, referees, trainers, any “director of a sports governing body or any of its member teams” and other people who “holds a position of authority or influence sufficient to exert influence over the participants in a sporting contest” from having an ownership interest or being employed by a licensee that offers sports betting and bars the same group of people from placing bets on their own sport.

McNeill said that provision of the governor’s bill “stretches too far.”

“We think that that just goes too far,” he said. “It goes beyond the common sense and practicality of what is operating in the United States and internationally.”