ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey sports betting regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech business for offenses that consisted of taking bets on unapproved events, and on video games that had currently ended.
In info revealed Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It also imposed $10,000 fines on Rush Street Interactive NJ and the sports betting technology company Kambi.
According to files launched by the state, Rush Street accepted 16 bets worth $1,523 in Nov. 2021 on a video game in between the University of North Carolina-Asheville and Tennessee Tech University after the game had currently concluded with a UNC triumph.
Kambi told the enforcement department that a trader had stopped working to manually eliminate that game from its wagering markets, saying it had actually stopped receiving messages from its own sports betting data company due to a network connectivity error. Kambi stated it has upgraded its guidelines and re-trained its traders to prevent a reoccurrence.
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Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not right away react to a message looking for remark Monday. Rush Street decreased comment, and DraftKings had no immediate remark Monday. DraftKings stopped utilizing Kambi in 2021.
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In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets totaling simply under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai video games after the outcomes were currently understood.
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Kambi informed the division it experienced a connectivity concern that allowed the bets to be accepted after the games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to resolve the scenario was blacked out in documents launched by the division.
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A month earlier Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match chances on an Expert Golf Association match after the occasion had actually already started. In this case, Kambi informed the department a recently hired trader stopped working to enter the correct closing time time for bets on the occasion. The trader and a manager 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 customers after being directed to do so by the state.
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In this case, Kambi informed the division it misidentified this specific Russian basketball league as one that was authorized for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings informed the state it did not catch the mistake, either.
In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi incorrectly made it possible for the occasions for wagering without conditions required by the state, the department stated.
In Feb. 2022, the department said DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving specific players however did not provide the state specific info on what info was to be consisted of in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth almost $7,000 that were later voided and reimbursed to clients.
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