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 infractions that consisted of taking bets on unauthorized occasions, and on video games that had actually currently ended.
In information 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 wagering innovation company Kambi.
According to files 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 success.
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Kambi told the enforcement division that a trader had stopped working to manually get rid of that game from its sports betting markets, stating it had actually stopped receiving messages from its own sports betting information company due to a network connection mistake. Kambi said it has actually updated its guidelines and re-trained its traders to avoid a recurrence.
Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not right away react to a message seeking comment Monday. Rush Street declined comment, and DraftKings had no instant comment Monday. DraftKings stopped utilizing Kambi in 2021.
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In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets amounting to simply under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai games after the results were already known.
Kambi told the department it experienced a connection concern that allowed the bets to be accepted after the games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to deal with the situation was blacked out in files 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 occasion had actually already started. In this case, Kambi told the department a recently worked with to get in the proper closing time time for bets on the event. The trader and a manager went through retraining.
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DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events consisting of Russian basketball for nine months in 2020 and 2021. It ultimately voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the money to clients after being directed to do so by the state.
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In this case, Kambi told the department it misidentified this specific Russian basketball league as one that was authorized for sports betting 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 made it possible for the events for sports betting without conditions needed by the state, the division stated.
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In Feb. 2022, the division stated DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving particular gamers however did not provide the state specific details on what details was to be included in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth almost $7,000 that were later voided and reimbursed to consumers.
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