1 New Jersey Fines Firms $40K For Sports Betting Violations
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey gambling regulators have distributed $40,000 in fines to 2 sportsbooks and a tech company for that consisted of taking bets on unapproved events, and on video games that had actually currently ended.

In info revealed Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It also levied $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 between the University of North Carolina-Asheville and Tennessee Tech University after the game had actually already concluded with a UNC success.

Kambi told the enforcement department that a trader had actually failed to manually get rid of that video game from its sports betting markets, stating it had stopped getting messages from its own sports betting information supplier due to a network connection error. Kambi stated it has actually upgraded its standards and re-trained its traders to avoid a reoccurrence.
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Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not immediately react to a message looking for remark Monday. Rush Street decreased remark, and DraftKings had no immediate remark Monday. DraftKings stopped using Kambi in 2021.

In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets totaling just under $2,900 on 3 Magic City Jai Alai video games after the outcomes were currently understood.

Kambi told the division it experienced a connectivity concern that permitted the bets to be accepted after the games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to deal with the scenario was blacked out in documents launched by the department.
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A month earlier Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match chances on a Professional Golf Association match after the occasion had actually currently started. In this case, Kambi told the department a newly worked with trader failed to get in the correct closing time time for bets on the occasion. The trader and a manager underwent re-training.
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DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved occasions including 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.
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In this case, Kambi informed the division it misidentified this particular Russian basketball league as one that was authorized for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings informed the state it did not capture the mistake, either.
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In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi improperly made it possible for the occasions for sports betting without conditions required by the state, the department said.

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

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