Two NJ sports betting operations have been saddled with fines for violating state rules.
Last week, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined William Hill Sportsbook for accepting wagers after events had concluded. The department also fined Amelco for allowing the defunct sportsbook PlayUp to take a wager on who could be the next US president.
NJ sports betting regulators have fined multiple operators in the past, including Rush Street Interactive and multiple fines against bet365 this year.
William Hill NJ sports betting violation
William Hill, now owned by Caesars, faces a $20,000 fine for bets it took in 2022 and 2023. Bettors placed the wagers through 42 transactions at in-person kiosks on 12 college basketball games that had already concluded. William Hill operates retail sportsbooks at Caesars, Harrah’s, and Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City.
The sportsbook voided some of the bets but paid out approximately $5,000 on some of the wagers.
William Hill blamed the error on its supplier, OpenBet, according to The Associated Press.
William Hill boxing slip-up
Similar errors caused bets on two boxing matches in 2022 and 2023 to be placed after the end of the bouts.
The first was a June 11, 2022, match between Chris Kongo and Sebastian Formella. The other was an April 15, 2023, fight between Denzel Bentley and Kieran Smith.
The sportsbook advertised both fights to start at noon, but in reality they started and finished before then.
Amelco NJ sports betting fine
The regulator also fined London-based technology company Amelco. The $10,000 fine is for allowing PlayUp to take a bet in March 2022 on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to become the next US president.
PlayUp shuttered its US sports betting operation in 2023.
PlayUp also accepted two bets on a Seton Hall University basketball game in January 2023. New Jersey state law prohibits bets on games involving in-state colleges.
