September sports betting glitches lead to penalties for two New Jersey casino operators

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released details of two minor offline sports betting glitches in September (the legalised sports betting market opened in June) which led to the imposition of fines on New Jersey licensees Caesars Entertainment and Golden Nugget.

Both issues involved the illegal accepting of bets on New Jersey college football games, one was a complaint filed in November and the other – at Caesars – saw the operator acknowledging the error, for which it paid a fine of $2,000.

In a separate ruling, Golden Nugget was similarly found to have accepted 10 bets from unknown individuals on several New Jersey college football games in September. The filing claims that Golden Nugget cancelled the illegal wagers once they came to light, but was unable to process refunds as it could not locate the punters. The company was required to pay the $390 is winnings due to the gamblers as a fine.

When New Jersey passed its sports betting legislation in June, it prohibited sportsbooks from accepting wagers on college sporting events involving Garden State-based colleges such as Rutgers, Princeton and Seton Hall universities, along with any college games played inside New Jersey.

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