Ohio Fines DraftKings $425K for Betting Rule Breaches
DraftKings has agreed to pay a $425,000 fine to the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) for violations of state sports gambling laws.
Park view of Ohio. DraftKings faces $425K fine for Ohio betting violations.
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The penalties are for allowing bets on college athletes’ performance and enabling deposits through unauthorized methods. The OCCC reported that 77 bets were placed between March 14 and March 19 of this year on college athletes, which state law forbids.
When the law was introduced banning player-specific prop bets following a request from the NCAA in February this year, Matthew Schuler, the Ohio Casino Control Commission executive director, explained that it aims to protect student-athletes from undue pressure and harassment.
First and foremost, the occurrences of and increase in the harassment of student athletes based upon their performance or statistics in an intercollegiate athletics competition presents a clear and present danger to the best interests of Ohio. Ohio passed a law in 2023, the first of its kind, that targets those that have already threatened athletes with violence or harm by banning them from participating in sports gaming in Ohio.
Schuler went on to explain that the NCAA made the request in the hope of reducing “the harassment, including threats, from occurring in the first place by curtailing the urge sports wagerers may have to deride, let alone threaten, college athletes for their individual performances.”
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Deposits Allowed with Banned Methods
In addition to the prohibited bets, DraftKings also allowed deposits into gaming accounts using methods not approved by the OCCC.
The OCCC explained that specific methods can be used as they provide the Commission with oversight and that the use of unapproved methods removes this oversight, which is used to ensure the integrity of sports.
Specifically, DraftKings made it possible to fun accounts using cash at non-gaming retail locations, such as corner drug stores.
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