PointsBet was reportedly dinged by New Jersey regulators last month after failing to check the age of esports contestants, among other things.
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) fined PointsBet $25,000 in August for several violations of the state's legal sports betting rules, including permitting wagering on the League of Legends World Championships, which involved an underage competitor.
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported additional details regarding the sanction PointsBet received from New Jersey sports betting regulators, such as that one League of Legends player was 17, below the legal minimum age of 18. The AP reported PointsBet offered wagering on the event in October 2021, took four bets totaling $1,225, and ultimately voided that action.
“The company told regulators it did not check the age of competitors before listing the video game event on its web site for betting, but said it has since added a process to do so,” the AP reported.
Communication is key
Other details reported by the AP include that "an unresolved communication issue" between PointsBet and a third-party data feed provider allowed one customer to make "pre-match" bets of $13,500 on games that had already started. Those bets were reportedly voided as well, and the money returned.
The DGE order said it sought sanctions against PointsBet for “permitting wagering on an August 21, 2021 English Championship League soccer match, Cardiff City versus Milwall, after the outcome of the event was already known," which violated New Jersey's rules. The order added that PointsBet permitted wagering on four other European soccer markets after the outcomes were already decided.
PointsBet also briefly accepted wagering on an NCAA basketball game in 2022 involving St. Peter's, a New Jersey-based school, which isn't allowed under the state's sports-betting rules. The bookmaker claimed this was due to "human error," the AP reported.
In New Jersey, PointsBet now goes by "PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience," following the purchase of the U.S. assets of PointsBet by Fanatics.
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