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 2 sportsbooks and a tech company for that consisted of taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had currently ended.
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In info made public Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It likewise imposed $10,000 fines on Rush Street Interactive NJ and the sports betting technology 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 in between the University of North Carolina-Asheville and Tennessee Tech University after the video game had already concluded with a UNC victory.

Kambi informed the enforcement division that a trader had actually stopped working to by hand eliminate that game from its wagering markets, stating it had actually stopped receiving messages from its own sports betting information provider due to a network connectivity error. Kambi said it has updated its guidelines and re-trained its traders to avoid a reoccurrence.

Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not right away respond to a message looking for comment Monday. Rush Street decreased comment, and DraftKings had no instant comment Monday. DraftKings stopped using Kambi in 2021.

In March 2022 Rush Street took 7 bets totaling just under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai games after the outcomes were already known.

Kambi informed the department it experienced a connectivity issue that permitted the bets to be accepted after the games were over. A description of what Kambi did to resolve the circumstance was blacked out in files launched by the division.
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A month earlier Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match odds on an Expert Golf Association match after the occasion had currently started. In this case, Kambi informed the department a newly employed trader failed to go into the correct closing time time for bets on the occasion. The trader and a supervisor underwent re-training.

DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events consisting of Russian basketball for 9 months in 2020 and 2021. It eventually voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the money to consumers 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 approved for sports betting in New Jersey. DraftKings informed 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 events for wagering without conditions needed by the state, the division said.

In Feb. 2022, the division stated DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving particular gamers but did not offer the state specific details on what details was to be consisted of in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth almost $7,000 that were later voided and refunded to consumers.

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