ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey gambling regulators have distributed $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that consisted of taking bets on unauthorized events, and on video games that had currently ended.
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In info 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 technology company Kambi.
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According to documents released 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 video game had actually currently concluded with a UNC victory.
Kambi informed the enforcement division that a trader had actually failed to manually get rid of that video game from its wagering markets, stating it had stopped receiving messages from its own sports betting information company due to a network connectivity error. Kambi said it has actually updated its guidelines and re-trained its traders to prevent a recurrence.
Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not right away react to a message seeking comment Monday. Rush Street decreased remark, and DraftKings had no instant remark Monday. DraftKings stopped utilizing Kambi in 2021.
In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets amounting to simply under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai video games after the outcomes were already known.
Kambi informed the division it experienced a connection issue that permitted the bets to be accepted after the video games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to address the scenario was blacked out in documents released by the division.
A month earlier Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match chances on an Expert Golf Association match after the event had actually currently begun. In this case, Kambi told the department a recently hired trader stopped working to get in the appropriate closing time time for bets on the event. The trader and a manager underwent retraining.
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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 clients after being directed to do so by the state.
In this case, Kambi told the division it misidentified this particular Russian basketball league as one that was approved for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings informed the state it did not catch the mistake, 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 department stated DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving specific but did not offer the state specific details on what details was to be included in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth almost $7,000 that were later on voided and reimbursed to consumers.
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