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 two sportsbooks and a tech business for infractions that consisted of taking bets on unauthorized occasions, and on games that had already ended.

In details 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 wagering innovation company Kambi.

According to documents launched 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 currently concluded with a UNC victory.
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Kambi informed the enforcement department that a trader had actually failed to by hand eliminate that video game from its wagering markets, stating it had actually stopped receiving messages from its own sports betting data provider due to a network connectivity mistake. Kambi stated it has updated its standards and retrained its traders to avoid a reoccurrence.

Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not immediately react to a message seeking comment Monday. Rush Street decreased comment, and DraftKings had no instant comment Monday. DraftKings stopped using Kambi in 2021.
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In March 2022 Rush Street took 7 bets amounting to just under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai games after the outcomes were currently known.

Kambi told the department it experienced a connection concern that enabled the bets to be accepted after the games were over. A description of what Kambi did to resolve the situation was blacked out in files released by the department.

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 actually already started. In this case, Kambi informed the department a freshly employed trader failed to enter the appropriate time time for bets on the occasion. The trader and a manager underwent re-training.

DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events consisting of Russian basketball for nine months in 2020 and 2021. It eventually voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the cash to customers after being directed to do so by the state.

In this case, Kambi informed the division it misidentified this particular Russian basketball league as one that was authorized for sports betting 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 improperly enabled the events for wagering without conditions needed by the state, the division said.

In Feb. 2022, the division said DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving particular gamers but did not give 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 customers.

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