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

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

Kambi told the enforcement division that a trader had actually failed to by hand remove that video 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 upgraded its guidelines and re-trained its traders to avoid a recurrence.
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Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not instantly react to a message looking for remark Monday. Rush Street decreased remark, and DraftKings had no instant comment 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 games after the results were already understood.

Kambi told the it experienced a connection concern that enabled the bets to be accepted after the video games were over. A description of what Kambi did to address the scenario was blacked out in documents launched by the division.
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A month previously Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match odds on an Expert Golf Association match after the event had currently started. In this case, Kambi told the division a newly hired trader stopped working to enter the proper closing time time for bets on the event. The trader and a supervisor underwent re-training.

DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events including Russian basketball for 9 months in 2020 and 2021. It ultimately voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the cash to consumers after being directed to do so by the state.

In this case, Kambi informed the division it misidentified this specific Russian basketball league as one that was approved for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings told the state it did not capture the error, either.
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In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi incorrectly made it possible for the occasions for sports betting without conditions required by the state, the division stated.

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