Pennsylvania regulator issues first fine to fantasy sports operator
| By Robert Fletcher
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued Fantasy Sports Games with a fine of $7,500 (£5,305/€6,147) after ruling it operated fantasy sports contests prior to securing a licence in the US state.
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According to the PGCB, Fantasy Sports Games accepted entries for fantasy sports contests from players in Pennsylvania as early as May 2018, before it began the application process to secure a licence in the state in February 2019.
Pennsylvania’s Gaming Expansion Act of 2017 state operators that offer this type of gaming to Pennsylvanians must be licensed or have applied for a licence from May 2018.
As such, the PGCB ruled Fantasy Sports Games was in breach of regulations and issued the fine.
This marked the first occasion that the PGCB handed a fine to a fantasy sports operator.