• The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined William Hill $20,000 for accepting bets on events that had already concluded
• The bets took place between February 2022 and April 2023
• In total, William Hill allowed 42 bets on NCAA basketball games after the outcomes were already known

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has fined British gambling company William Hill $20,000 for accepting several bets from February 2022 through April 2023 on events that had already concluded.

According to a New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJ DGE) report obtained by Sports Betting Dime through an OPRA request, the gambling company allowed multiple past-posting bets on NCAA men’s basketball, boxing, and NCAA hockey.

The bets were placed in-person at William Hill sportsbooks in Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, and Tropicana Atlantic City.

Sportsbook Supplier Blamed for Several Errors

According to the complaint, William Hill notified the NJ DGE that it accepted past-posted bets for 12 NCAA basketball games on Feb. 23, 2022 and eight NCAA basketball games that took place on Feb. 23, 2022, all after the events were concluded.

In total, 42 bets on NCAA basketball games were accepted at self-service kiosks in William Hill sportsbook locations in Atlantic City across the two days. The sports betting operator said the error occurred after its pre-programmed rules for creating betting markets had failed to be applied by its sportsbook supplier, OpenBet, which then allowed second-half bets to be accepted at the kiosks after the events had already concluded.

William Hill reported that it paid out $5,022.56 in six wagers to patrons who had bet on the events, while one losing ticket resulted in a $500 loss for a patron. The company voided 35 bets and refunded stakes to customers for $10,547 total.

However, the rest of the past-posting incidents were due to manual trading errors by the sports betting company.

Remaining Incorrect Bets Due to Manual Trading Erros

On June 13, 2022, the company accepted six bets on pre-match markets for a total of $2,902.74 on a Kongo Boxing Match featuring Chris Kongo vs. Sebastian Formella. William Hill incorrectly created markets for a start time of noon on June 11, 2022, when the match actually began at 11:15 a.m. and ended at 11:55 a.m.

All wagers were voided and the stakes returned to the users.

Similarly, William Hill incorrectly accepted four bets for $25,125 on a Bentley Boxing Match between Denzel Bentley and Kieran Smith on April 15, 2023. The match was created with markets beginning at noon on April 15, 2023, but the match actually began at 11:55 a.m. and ended in a knockout after 45-seconds.

The bet stakes were returned to the customers.

Finally, William Hill reported accepting four bets from one patron on an NCAA hockey game for a total of $2,000. The match, Rochester Institute of Technology vs. Arizona State University, was scheduled for 6 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2023, but actually began at 3 p.m. and ended at 5:30 on that date.

The stakes were returned to the customer.

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