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

In information revealed 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 launched 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 currently concluded with a UNC triumph.

Kambi informed the enforcement department that a trader had actually failed to by hand eliminate that game from its sports betting markets, stating it had actually stopped getting messages from its own sports betting information service provider due to a network connectivity mistake. Kambi said it has actually updated its standards and retrained its traders to prevent a reoccurrence.

Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not instantly react to a message looking for comment Monday. Rush Street declined comment, and DraftKings had no instant remark Monday. DraftKings stopped utilizing Kambi in 2021.
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In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets totaling just under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai games after the outcomes were already known.

Kambi told the division it experienced a connectivity issue that enabled the bets to be accepted after the games were over. A description of what Kambi did to address the situation was blacked out in documents launched by the department.

A month earlier took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match chances on an Expert Golf Association match after the occasion had actually already begun. In this case, Kambi informed the division a recently hired trader failed to enter the proper closing time time for bets on the occasion. The trader and a supervisor underwent re-training.

DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved occasions including Russian basketball for nine months in 2020 and 2021. It eventually voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the money to customers after being directed to do so by the state.

In this case, Kambi informed the department it misidentified this particular Russian basketball league as one that was authorized for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings informed the state it did not catch the error, either.
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In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi improperly allowed the events for wagering without conditions needed by the state, the division stated.

In Feb. 2022, the division stated DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving specific players but did not provide the state particular details on what information was to be included in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth almost $7,000 that were later voided and reimbursed to customers.

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