Three Atlantic City Casinos Fined By Regulators

Three casinos in Atlantic City have been fined by regulators for letting underage or self-excluded gamblers to place bets, with one of the cases involving online gaming.

According to a ruling filed last week, Resorts Casino Hotel was hit with a fine of $7,187 for allowing self-excluded gamblers to create online gaming accounts and then play. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said it was the result of a “computer programming error.”

The fine includes the $1,187 the casino won from the self-excluded gamblers.

The casino won $735,140 from its online gambling offerings in August. Resorts began Internet operations in February, and Resorts Digital was granted a casino license on Aug. 12. The casino operator runs the web games via a partnership with Sportech NYX Gaming.

Total New Jersey online gambling revenue was roughly $12.2 million in August, up 15.8 percent year-over-year. Year-to-date online gaming win was $96,723,723 through August, up 15.6 percent from the $83,668,485 during the same period in 2014.

The Borgata and Tropicana casinos were ordered this month to forfeit roughly $5,000 and $2,000, respectively, that was won from customers under the age of 21.

According to Pressofatlanticcity.com, the casinos did not protest the penalties.

New Jersey is one of three states with regulated online casino gambling.