New Jersey Fines Firms $40K For Sports Betting Violations
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey gambling regulators have actually handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech business for violations that consisted of taking bets on unapproved occasions, and on games that had actually already ended.

In details made public Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It likewise levied $10,000 fines on Rush Street Interactive NJ and the sports betting wagering innovation company Kambi.

According to documents released by the state, Rush Street accepted 16 bets worth $1,523 in Nov. 2021 on a college basketball game between the University of North Carolina-Asheville and Tennessee Tech University after the game had actually already concluded with a UNC victory.

Kambi informed the enforcement division that a trader had actually stopped working to manually get rid of that game from its wagering markets, saying it had stopped getting messages from its own sports betting data service provider due to a network connection mistake. Kambi said it has actually updated its standards and its traders to prevent a recurrence.

Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not immediately respond to a message looking for comment Monday. Rush Street declined comment, and DraftKings had no immediate comment Monday. DraftKings stopped utilizing Kambi in 2021.

In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets amounting to just under $2,900 on 3 Magic City Jai Alai games after the results were already understood.

Kambi informed the department it experienced a connectivity problem that permitted the bets to be accepted after the games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to resolve the scenario was blacked out in files launched by the division.

A month previously Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match odds on a Professional Golf Association match after the event had actually currently begun. In this case, Kambi informed the department a freshly employed trader stopped working to get in the appropriate closing time time for bets on the event. The trader and a manager underwent re-training.
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DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events consisting of Russian basketball for 9 months in 2020 and 2021. It ultimately voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the cash to customers after being directed to do so by the state.
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In this case, Kambi informed the division it misidentified this specific Russian basketball league as one that was authorized for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings told the state it did not capture the error, either.

In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi incorrectly made it possible for the occasions for wagering without conditions required by the state, the department said.

In Feb. 2022, the division stated DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving particular players however did not provide the state specific information on what info was to be consisted of in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth nearly $7,000 that were later voided and refunded to consumers.

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