Legal
March 27, 2023
KSA Imposes Sanction against Winning Poker Network
The Dutch gambling regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), announced Monday it imposed a cease-and-desist order against the online gambling operator Winning Poker Network. The order comes after an investigation dating back to September last year uncovered that Dutch customers can participate in games of chance via one of the operator’s websites. The KSA said that an […]
Industry
March 16, 2023
Dutch Regulator Summarizes the First Full Calendar Year with Legal iGaming
At the end of last week, de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) announced it had imposed a €4.4 million ($4.6 million) penalty against Gammix Limited after it discovered the operator had been providing its services without a license. The incident was not an isolated one for the regulator in the country. Since the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) went […]
Legal
March 13, 2023
Bet365’s Hillside Receives $400K Fine from Kansspelautoriteit
The gambling regulatory authority in the Netherlands, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), announced it imposed a hefty fine against Hillside New Media Malta, a Bet365 company, operating currently in the country. Details regarding the €400,000 ($373,600) regulatory penalty against the operator emerged Friday. Upon announcing the sanction, the KSA claimed that the operator breached the rules related […]
Legal
March 10, 2023
KSA Imposes €4,4M Financial Penalty against Gammix
The Dutch Gaming Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), announced Thursday it imposed a multi-million fine against online gambling operator Gammix Limited. The fine dates back to a probe from June 2022, when the KSA found that the operator offered its services to customers in the Netherlands without the necessary license. As a result, the gambling watchdog […]
Legal
March 6, 2023
KSA Slams Five Operators with Fines Surpassing $27M
The KSA, the Dutch Gaming Authority, announced last week it imposed five fines against operators after uncovering they offered games of chance to players in the country without a license. Overall, five different companies faced penalties that in total surpassed €26 million ($27.7 million). The regulator confirmed that the fines against the providers were announced […]
Industry
March 6, 2023
KSA Teams with ZonMw to Launch Gambling Addiction Research
The gambling regulator in the Netherlands, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), asked the Dutch organization for health research and care innovation, ZonMw, to launch research into problem gambling and the treatment of gambling harm and addiction. Consequently, ZonMw confirmed the launch of a new Prevention of Gambling Addiction research program last week. The new program launched on […]
Industry
March 2, 2023
Videoslots Denies Allegations, Vows to Challenge €9.9M Fine
Online casino operator Videoslots announced Wednesday that it would challenge the mammoth €9.9 million ($10.5 million) fine it was issued by the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). Regulator vs Operator The KSA slapped Videoslots with the record financial sanction for violation of the Dutch Gambling Act but the Malta-based iGaming operator stated that there was […]
Legal
February 10, 2023
KSA Fines Two Illegal Gambling Operators Nearly $2M
On Thursday, the gambling watchdog confirmed it imposed a regulatory action against Domiseda and Partners sro from Slovakia, as well as Equinox Dynamic NV from Curaçao. The €1.8 million ($1.9 million) total fine breaks down to €900,000 ($965,800) against each of the two operators. The KSA said that it launched a probe into the operations […]
Industry
January 26, 2023
KSA Serves JOI Gaming $400K Fine over Advertising to Young Adults
On Wednesday, the gambling watchdog unveiled details regarding the €400,000 ($436,300) regulatory sanction. Prior to introducing the fine, the regulator launched a probe into JOI Gaming’s operations on the Dutch market. The investigation uncovered that between December 8, 2021, and March 7, 2022, the operator sent out promotional messages for its website jacks.nl to its […]
Legal
January 25, 2023
KSA Plans to Crack Down Illegal Retail Gambling Venues
The latest plan comes at the start of the new year and according to Rene Jansen, the KSA’s chairman, the Gambling Authority will not only safeguard the online gambling vertical but target physical illegal games of chance. Such games can include illegal slot machines, bingos, lotteries, poker, sports betting or other unlicensed gambling activities. KSA’s […]
