The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) has fined online bookmaker PointsBet $25,000 (€23,446) for three violations of state sports betting laws.
Wagers made on eSport event involving underage player
Betting on In-State College
New Jersey Fines PointsBet for Illegal Wagers Including Betting on a Minor posted on the NJDGE website, a complaint was filed against PointsBet on June 20th 2023. The complaint alleged that the company had allowed wagering on a prohibited sporting event, an NCAA Basketball game on May 25th involving NJ-based school St. Peter’s University. Gambling on events that involve in-state college teams or athletes is prohibited in New Jersey.eSports Wagers Involving Minor
New Jersey Fines PointsBet for Illegal Wagers Including Betting on a MinorIllegal European Soccer Bets
In addition to those complaints, the regulator also found that PointsBet had allowed wagering on an English Championship League soccer match, Cardiff City vs. Milwall which took place on August 21st, 2021. The wagers were accepted after the match was finished and the result of the game known.
New Jersey Fines PointsBet for Illegal Wagers Including Betting on a MinorFollowing the complaints, the NJDGE fined PointsBet a total of $25,000 on August 23rd, 2023. However, the decision was not made public until September 20th 2023.
So far in 2023, gambling regulators across the globe have issued a total of $385,383,776 (€361,480,057) in fines and penalties.
New Jersey Fines PointsBet for Illegal Wagers Including Betting on a Minor, PointsBet is the third most popular sports betting brand in the United States.