Caesars will pay a $251,250 penalty and surrender $45,465 in gambling proceeds after the operator was found to have permitted self-excluded individuals to wager, among other responsible gaming violations according to documents obtained by GamblingHarm.org.
Key Takeaways
- Regulators found Caesars allowed self-excluded users to gamble.
- The operator was also cited for several other responsible gaming violations.
- Regulators warned that further violations could result in additional disciplinary action.
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) found the sportsbook violated several of the state’s responsible gaming regulations.
Violations included displaying advertising without the required responsible gaming language, failing to send the Division its daily self-exclusion list, offering a permanent self-exclusion option online, and allowing self-excluded patrons to wager through other platforms.
“Caesars Sportsbook’s errors prevented its system from functioning as intended, and as a result, responsible gaming matters were not identified or acted upon appropriately and in a timely manner, indicating a failure to maintain the safeguards necessary to ensure the integrity and proper functioning of systems,” the document states.
The Division said any additional violations, no matter how minor, would result in further disciplinary action.
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Caesars penalty stands out
The penalty is one of the larger recent fines handed out in the Garden State. The six-figure penalty against Caesars is an outlier, with many regulatory fines coming closer to the tens of thousands of dollars.
Last December, DraftKings Sportsbook was fined $32,500 after it was found to have violated several rules, including accepting wagers on known past outcomes and posting win totals for in-state college sports betting despite prohibitions.
A fine was even issued over the misspelling of a driver competing in the 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
In October 2025, New Jersey also fined SBOpco LLC, the operator of online sports betting site Superbook, for switching winning bets to losing bets after what was described as a computer error, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
