{"id":9131,"date":"2019-04-26T08:23:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T12:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=9131"},"modified":"2019-07-04T15:59:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T15:59:55","slug":"pokerstars-slapped-with-fine-by-new-jersey-gaming-regulators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/pokerstars-slapped-with-fine-by-new-jersey-gaming-regulators\/","title":{"rendered":"PokerStars Slapped with Fine by New Jersey Gaming Regulators"},"content":{"rendered":"
PokerStars which is considered to be the world’s largest poker site has recently been slapped with a fine<\/a> by New Jersey gambling regulators. The $10,000 fine that the company’s sportsbook operation was slapped with is by far the largest sports betting fine ever issued in the state. While $10,000 is definitely a large amount of money, PokerStars’ very deep pockets might not have suffered as much but the fine definitely gave the company the warning about how serious the New Jersey Gambling Department of Gaming Enforcement is about the state’s gaming laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n As it turns outs, the violations were committed by TSG Interactive US Service Limited, a company that is currently operating under PokerStars’ brand name. According to documents filed by the state, the violations date back to the end of 2018 where the company reportedly accepted 216 wagers on a game that involved Eastern Michigan University and Rutgers totaling to over $2,700.<\/strong> This goes against the New Jersey sports betting laws which specify that the licensed sports betting operators are not allowed to accept wagers on collegiate games either involving schools from the state or taking place within the state’s borders \u2013 Rutgers is in New Brunswick, New Jersey.<\/p>\n The second time that the company violated the state’s gaming regulations was on New Year’s Eve \u2013 this was when it accepted a bet on a game between Penn and Monmouth. Even though this game was contested at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Monmouth is a school that is located West Long Branch, New Jersey.<\/p>\nThe Stars Group’s Response<\/h2>\n