UNITED STATES · ENFORCEMENT
US online gambling fines by state, 2025 to 2026
State regulators fined online sportsbooks and casinos at least $2.44 million across 58 published actions in 2025 and 2026, on our count. Failures involving self-excluded players were the most common reason in New Jersey and Pennsylvania; in Massachusetts, most fines were for taking bets on unapproved markets.
- 58 published fines on online gambling operators from January 2025 to 24 October 2026 in five states, totalling $2,436,694 (our sum; excludes forfeited winnings and supplier fines).
- New Jersey (23 actions, $1.05m) and Massachusetts (24, $745,500) account for most; Pennsylvania 5 ($490,905), Michigan 3 ($130,000), Maryland 3 ($18,000).
- Largest: DraftKings $450,000 in Massachusetts for accepting credit-card-funded wagers; BetMGM $260,905 in Pennsylvania for 152 instances of a self-excluded person gambling.
- By operator, BetMGM faced the most: 11 actions totalling $849,905.
US state regulators published at least 58 fines against online sportsbooks and online casinos between January 2025 and October 2026, totalling about $2.44 million, on our count of regulator orders and notices in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Maryland. Most were for operational failures rather than advertising: letting self-excluded players gamble, taking bets on events or markets the regulator had not approved, and weak identity checks. Each state publishes enforcement differently, and some (Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut) were not covered in this edition.
Totals by state
| State and regulator | Actions | Total | Most common issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey, Division of Gaming Enforcement | 23 | $1,052,289 | Self-excluded players; prohibited events |
| Massachusetts, Gaming Commission | 24 | $745,500 | Wagers on unapproved markets |
| Pennsylvania, Gaming Control Board | 5 | $490,905 | Self-exclusion; identity and fraud checks |
| Michigan, Gaming Control Board | 3 | $130,000 | Internal controls; withdrawals |
| Maryland, Lottery and Gaming Control Commission | 3 | $18,000 | Audit findings (not specified) |
| Total | 58 | $2,436,694 |
Every action
| Date | State | Operator | Fine | What the regulator cited | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2025 | New Jersey | GW NJ Sports, Inc. (BetParx) | $5,000 | Accepted wagers on a St. Peter's University game (prohibited NJ college event), 13:69N-1.1 and 1.11 | Regulator |
| 24 Jun 2025 | New Jersey | Tipico NJ LLC (Tipico) | $25,000 | Promotional emails to self-excluded patrons; software malfunction; no data-feed controls | Regulator |
| 18 Jul 2025 | New Jersey | FanDuel | $2,000 | Activated promotional spins without DGE approval, causing inaccurate revenue reporting | Regulator |
| 6 Aug 2025 | New Jersey | Stake Trade, Inc. (ProphetX, formerly Prophet Exchange) | $11,000 | Accepted wagers from 5 self-excluded persons; wagers on a prohibited NCAA game held in NJ | Regulator |
| 14 Aug 2025 | New Jersey | Penn Interactive, LLC (formerly Barstool Sportsbook) | $27,500 | Self-excluded individuals | Regulator |
| 3 Sep 2025 | New Jersey | Rush Street Interactive LLC | $3,000 | N.J.A.C. 13:69N-1.9(q) (data-feed accuracy controls) | Regulator |
| 15 Sep 2025 | New Jersey | PlayStar NJ LLC (PlayStar) | $44,550 | Failed to detect and report self-excluded persons; KYC data not checked against the prohibited-persons database | Regulator |
| 24 Sep 2025 | New Jersey | SBOpco, LLC (formerly Superbook) | $20,000 | "Various sports wagering violations"; request to void 5 wagers denied | Regulator |
| 14 Oct 2025 | New Jersey | Digital Gaming Corporation (Super Group) | $112,188.96 | Self-excluded individuals; responsible gaming deposit limits | Regulator |
| 25 Nov 2025 | New Jersey | Crown NJ Gaming Inc. (DraftKings) | $32,500 | Wagers accepted on prohibited events, on a market with an incorrect participant, and past-posted | Regulator |
| 9 Dec 2025 | New Jersey | Sporttrade New Jersey LLC | $15,000 | Offered prohibited events in error | Regulator |
| 29 Jan 2026 | New Jersey | Seminole Hard Rock Digital LLC (Hard Rock Digital) | $20,900 | Did not suspend self-excluded accounts or refuse their wagers; incorrect-odds markets; unilaterally voided wagers | Regulator |
| 18 Mar 2026 | New Jersey | Crown NJ Gaming Inc. (DraftKings) | $7,500 | Wagers initially settled inaccurately and later resettled | Regulator |
| 31 Mar 2026 | New Jersey | Betfair Interactive US, LLC (FanDuel) | $25,000 | Computer coding error | Regulator |
| 23 Jun 2026 | New Jersey | BetMGM, LLC | $106,000 | Responsible gaming (N.J.S.A. 5:12-95.25(b); N.J.A.C. 13:69O-1.4(n); 13:69G-2.3, 2.4) | Regulator |
| June 2026 (posted; order undated) | New Jersey | BetMGM, LLC | $200,000 | Sports Wagering Act; 13:69D-2.3(c); 13:69N-1.9(j),(n); complaint filed on or about 2024-01-31, plus later similar violations | Regulator |
| 29 Jun 2026 | New Jersey | Sporttrade New Jersey LLC | $12,500 | N.J.A.C. 13:69N-1.11(a) | Regulator |
| 29 Jun 2026 | New Jersey | Bally's Interactive LLC | $7,050 | Self-excluded patrons allowed to wager (Aug 2023), 13:69G-2.4(a) | Regulator |
| 5 Aug 2026 | New Jersey | Caesars Sportsbook | $251,250 | 13:69C-14.2(b),(c); 13:69G-2.2, 2.3, 2.4. Trade press: advertising without RG language, daily self-exclusion list not sent, permanent self-exclusion offered online, self-excluded patrons wagering. | Regulator |
| 18 Sep 2026 | New Jersey | BetMGM, LLC | $72,000 | Wagers on prohibited or unapproved events, 1.11(a) | DGE order (copy) ‡ |
| 9 Oct 2026 | New Jersey | Crown NJ Gaming Inc. (DraftKings) | $14,350 | Responsible gaming | DGE order (copy) ‡ |
| 17 Sep 2026 | New Jersey | Hillside (New Jersey) LLC (bet365) | $33,000 | Self-exclusion (N.J.A.C. 13:69G-2.3, 2.4) | DGE summary |
| Sep 2026 | New Jersey | FanDuel | $5,000 | Did not follow a Division directive during a suspicious-betting investigation (N.J.S.A. 5:12-80(d)) | DGE summary |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Pennsylvania | BetMGM, LLC (Interactive Gaming Operator) | $260,905 | 152 instances of letting an individual on the Interactive Self-Exclusion List gamble | Regulator |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Pennsylvania | Betfair Interactive US LLC (FanDuel) | $40,000 | Did not license several employees | Regulator |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Pennsylvania | BetMGM, LLC | $100,000 | KYC/fraud: weak checks let people open accounts with other individuals' identities and fund them with stolen payment methods (BetMGM and Borgata platforms) | Regulator |
| 20 May 2026 | Pennsylvania | Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment (betParx) | $40,000 | Five unlicensed employees had access to iGaming customers' personal data | Regulator |
| 20 May 2026 | Pennsylvania | Wind Creek Bethlehem, LLC | $50,000 | KYC failures led to more than US$92,000 of fraudulent withdrawals from iGaming accounts | Regulator |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Massachusetts | Penn Sports Interactive | $10,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 22 May 2025 | Massachusetts | BetMGM, LLC | $10,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 22 May 2025 | Massachusetts | Betfair Interactive US, LLC (FanDuel) | $20,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 22 May 2025 | Massachusetts | FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC (Fanatics) | $10,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 22 May 2025 | Massachusetts | Penn Sports Interactive | $10,000 | Advertising | Regulator |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Massachusetts | American Wagering, Inc. (Caesars Sportsbook) | $10,000 | "KBA requirement" (MGC's label) | Regulator |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Massachusetts | Betfair Interactive US, LLC (FanDuel) | $15,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 25 Jul 2025 | Massachusetts | Crown MA Gaming, LLC (DraftKings) | $450,000 | Patron account: accepted credit-card-funded wagers. Trade press: 1,160 wagers from 242 credit-card deposits by 218 customers, from the March 2023 launch to February 2024. | Regulator |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Massachusetts | Penn Sports Interactive | $15,000 | Advertising | Regulator |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Massachusetts | FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC (Fanatics) | $20,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Massachusetts | American Wagering Inc. (Caesars) | $7,500 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Massachusetts | BetMGM, LLC | $60,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | Bally's Interactive, LLC (BallyBet) | $7,500 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | American Wagering Inc. (Caesars) | $10,000 | Event catalogue (Euro red-card markets, per SBC trade report) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | BetMGM, LLC | $6,500 | Event catalogue (college player prop) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | BetMGM, LLC | $15,000 | Event catalogue (UFC/Petr Yan markets) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | Betfair Interactive US, LLC (FanDuel) | $5,000 | Event catalogue (college player prop) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | Crown MA Gaming, LLC (DraftKings) | $6,500 | Event catalogue (college player prop) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | Crown MA Gaming, LLC (DraftKings) | $10,000 | Event catalogue (NCAA player props) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC (Fanatics) | $7,500 | Event catalogue (Heisman market) | Regulator |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC (Fanatics) | $20,000 | Event catalogue (UFC/Petr Yan) | Regulator |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Massachusetts | Betfair Interactive (FanDuel) | $5,000 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Massachusetts | BetMGM, LLC | $7,500 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Massachusetts | Crown MA Gaming, LLC (DraftKings) | $7,500 | Wagers on unapproved or prohibited markets (event catalogue) | Regulator |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Michigan | Crown MI Gaming, LLC (DraftKings) | $25,000 | Withdrawal of US$19,028.96 held Sep 2023 to Jan 2024 without updates to the patron or grounds for refusal | Report ‡ |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Michigan | American Wagering, Inc. d/b/a William Hill (Caesars Sportsbook) | $100,000 | Internal controls: an unsecured deposit system let one patron record US$2,156,625 of unfunded "deposits", wager more than US$88M and withdraw US$591,469.65 | MGCB order (copy) ‡ |
| Aug 2025 | Michigan | DraftKings | $5,000 | 15 patrons allowed to exceed their self-set wagering limits (Dec 2023 to Jan 2024); self-reported | Report ‡ |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Maryland | BetMGM, LLC | $12,000 | Sports Wagering Law violations found in the April 2025 monthly audit (not specified; no admission) | Regulator |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Maryland | PPE Casino Resorts Maryland, LLC (Maryland Live casino) and Betfair Interactive US LLC (FanDuel Sportsbook) | $4,000 | May 2025 audit findings (not specified; no admission) | Regulator |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Maryland | Crown MD Online Gaming LLC (DraftKings) | $2,000 | Self-reported violation (regulation not named) | Regulator |
What the fines were for
Self-exclusion is the clearest pattern. In New Jersey, PlayStar, Penn Interactive, Digital Gaming Corporation, Hard Rock Digital, Bally's, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings and bet365 were all fined for self-excluded players being able to gamble or receive marketing. Pennsylvania's largest online fine, $260,905 against BetMGM in January 2025, covered 152 instances of one self-excluded person gambling. In Massachusetts, most actions were for taking bets on markets outside the approved event catalogue, often college player props, which Massachusetts restricts.
Identity and payment controls are the second pattern. DraftKings' $450,000 Massachusetts fine in July 2025 concerned accepting wagers funded by credit cards. Pennsylvania fined BetMGM $100,000 in March 2026 for weak checks that let people open accounts with other people's identities, and Wind Creek $50,000 after fraudulent withdrawals. Michigan's $100,000 order against Caesars Sportsbook in September 2025 followed a control failure that let one patron record more than $2.1 million of unfunded deposits.
Advertising cases are rare in this set. Penn Sports Interactive was fined $10,000 and later $15,000 in Massachusetts for advertising issues, and New Jersey's August 2026 order against Caesars Sportsbook included advertising without responsible gaming language, according to trade reports. Our cross-market analysis compares these patterns with Great Britain and Ontario.
Where states publish enforcement
New Jersey posts Director's actions as PDFs in twice-monthly folders with a summary for each period. Massachusetts keeps a single table of noncompliance actions. Pennsylvania announces consent agreements after board meetings and publishes a monthly fines list. Michigan, Ohio and Maryland publish orders or settlement agreements without a single index. Our US source directory links to each.
Questions about US online gambling fines
What is the largest fine on a US online sportsbook in 2025 or 2026?
In the actions we tracked, $450,000 against DraftKings (Crown MA Gaming) by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in July 2025, for accepting credit-card-funded wagers.
Why are sportsbooks fined for self-exclusion?
State rules require operators to block people on self-exclusion lists from gambling and from marketing. Regulators fine operators when excluded people are able to open accounts, place bets or receive promotions.
Sources
- New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement: Director's actions (each order linked in the table)
- Massachusetts Gaming Commission: noncompliance and enforcement actions
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board: press releases
- Michigan Gaming Control Board: news
- Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (consent agreements linked in the table)
- Sports Betting Dime: October 2026 New Jersey fines (secondary)