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Legal
June 7, 2023
KSA Issues Periodic Fines to Winning Poker Network and Goldwin
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling regulator, has issued penalties to two offshore operators, namely Winning Poker Network and Goldwin. Both companies offered their online products to local players despite lacking Dutch licenses. The KSA issued periodic penalty payments, warning the two companies that their fine will increase for each week they continue to operate […]
Legal
June 6, 2023
Netherlands Regulator Calls for Increased Powers to Combat Illegal Entities
By strengthening its technical capabilities, the KSA aims to bolster its ability to guarantee a fair and transparent gambling market. Despite the regulator’s outstanding results, it highlighted several legal oversights preventing it from operating at maximum effectiveness. If implemented, the changes will cement the Netherlands’ position as one of Europe’s safest gambling environments. The Proposed […]
Legal
June 5, 2023
KSA Fines €400K Bingoal for Advertising Messages ‘Aimed at’ Young Adults
The gaming regulator in the Netherlands, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), slapped Bingoal with a €400,000 ($428,000) fine for targeting young adults with advertising messages. Targeting Young Adults The hefty financial sanction dished out to Bingoal is the fifth slapped by the KSA on gambling operators under the same investigation for violations of the regulations prohibiting games […]
Industry
June 1, 2023
KSA Adds Experts to Objections Advisory Committee
The independent administrative body that supervises and regulates gambling services in the European side of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has announced that Adriane Koppe and Monique van Oers would be taking over their chairmanship duties from J.M.E. Feije. Feije’s term will expire in June. The KSA Decided to Split the Role Between Two Chairpersons […]
Industry
May 30, 2023
The Kansspelautoriteit Warns Lottery Companies over Illegal Offerings
The Kansspelautoriteit, the Netherlands’ gambling regulator, has once again warned incompliant operators. This time the violators are the National Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij) and the Friends Lottery (Vriendenloterij), which were found guilty of offering games they didn’t have licenses for. As announced by the KSA, both parties offered products that are not permitted under […]
Industry
May 26, 2023
KSA Reminds License Holders about Incoming Advertising Ban
The Netherlands gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), released a clarification about the upcoming ban on untargeted advertising for online games of chance starting from July 1, 2023. Protect Vulnerable Groups The ban is expected to ensure better protection against the risk of developing gambling addiction for vulnerable groups of society such as young people and the […]
Legal
May 26, 2023
Dutch Police Raids an Illegal Poker Den
The Dutch police have cracked down on an illegal gambling ring and have arrested almost a dozen people in the process. In addition to stopping the unlicensed poker operations, the authorities seized a couple of guns and illegal drugs. The operation was a collaborative effort between the police and the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling […]
Casino
May 4, 2023
KSA Fines Merkur for Allowing an Excluded Player to Gamble
The Kansspelautoriteit, a body that regulates gambling in the Netherlands, has fined Merkur Casino Almere over an exclusion-related breach. According to the authority, the casino operator allowed a self-excluded person to play over a two-week period. The person in question was registered in the Netherlands’ self-exclusion register (CRUKS) and was supposed to be barred from […]
Industry
April 27, 2023
KSA Takes Stock of the Gambling Industry in 2022
The regulator is happy with the result, as its fourth Monitoring Report that focuses on online games of chance has provided sufficient evidence that Dutch gamblers are playing more but losing much less. The KSA says this is owing to the measure the watchdog has taken to protect consumers, raise awareness, and respond to illegal […]
Legal
April 19, 2023
KSA Slaps Betent with a $438,000 Fine for Advertising to Young Adults
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), a body that regulates gambling in the Netherlands, has reported that the casino operator Betent has breached the local advertising standards. The gaming company’s prohibited actions have earned it a fine, the regulator added. As reported, Betent’s Betcity.nl online gaming brand promoted gaming content to young adults – people aged 18 to […]