Tag Archives: René Jansen

Anita Vegter to serve as Chair of Dutch Gambling Advisory 

SBC News Anita Vegter to serve as Chair of Dutch Gambling Advisory 

The Netherlands Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has announced that Anita Vegter will serve as the new Chair of its Advisory Board. A senior judge of the Court of Amsterdam, Vegter has replaced Ronald Prins as Chair of the Advisory Board, which oversees KSA management of the Dutch gambling market. The Advisory Board has served as a council to KSA since …

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Red Ridge Marketing fined €675 in latest KSA advertising enforcement

Red Ridge Marketing fined €675 in latest KSA advertising enforcement

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling regulator, is not letting up in its campaign against advertisement of illegal products, slapping Red Ridge Marketing with a €675,000 fine. According to the gambling authority, ‘various’ Red Ridge websites featured ‘careless and misleading statements’ about unlicensed online casino firms, such as the ‘advantages’ these illegal sites offer young people. Unlimited playing and betting …

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Rene Jansen: KSA to ‘dig a spade deeper’ on duty-of-care probe

Rene Jansen: KSA to ‘dig a spade deeper’ on duty-of-care probe

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has cautioned operators to treat all young people as low-income individuals as a risk-mitigation measure. A blog post from KSA Chair Rene Jansen came to this conclusion when addressing the authority’s recent extension of its investigation into operator duty of care standards, having identified several differences in the way firms apply the requirements. …

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KSA highlights duty-of-care concerns in 2022 report

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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has published its ‘Annual Report’ for 2022, which evaluates the regulatory management and policy directives of the first full year of the KOA market.  The report noted: “The Remote Gambling Act (KOA) came into force on 1 April 2021. From that moment on, parties could submit an application for an online gambling license. Six …

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KSA enforcement crusade continues as bet365 hit with €400k fine

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Hillside New Media Malta (Hillside), bet365’s Malta-based operating company, has been fined €400,000 by the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). The company has found itself to be the latest target of the KSA’s enforcement campaign against betting operators that have violated tightened Dutch laws around advertising. According to the regulator, Hillside ‘directed advertisements and bonuses’ to young adults, meaning those …

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Dutch KSA closed 2022 with €26m in fines against five firms

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The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has stepped up its campaign against illegal gambling providers in the Netherlands, penalising five operators in December 2022. Issuing fines totalling €26m, the regulator targeted Videoslots Limited, N1 Interactive Limited, Betpoint Group Limited, Probe Investments Limited and Fairload Limited. In order, the companies were handed fines of €9.87m, €12.6m, €1.78m, €1.28m and €900,000, with the KSA describing …

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KSA issues €1.8m against illegal casino duo 

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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) – The Netherlands Gambling Authority – has issued fines totalling €1.8m to two ‘unlicensed companies’, Equinox Dynamic and Domiseda and Partners, for ‘offering illegal casino games’. Separate fines of €900K were issued to Equinox Dynamic NV, who are licensed in Curacao and Slovak business Domiseda and Partners. KSA judged that “Both companies gave players in the Netherlands access …

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KSA calls for 2023 improvements on data and duty-of-care standards 

Rene Jansen KSA

Dutch licence holders have been warned that they must ensure all efforts to maintain ‘safe play and safe environments’ for consumers in 2023.  The warning was delivered as the headline message of the Kansspelautoriteit’s (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, ‘2023 Supervisory Agenda’. As regulatory supervisor, the KSA maintains the three principal objectives of its ‘2020-2024 Strategy’ to ‘protect and inform …

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KSA issues €400k fine to JOI Gaming for targeted advertising

KSA slaps €400k fine on JOI Gaming for targeted advertising

The Dutch Gambling Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), continues to rigorously uphold advertising and marketing requirements in the country, handing out a fine to JOI Gaming.  JOI, an online casino operator, has been charged €400,000 for violating the Netherlands’ ban on non-targeted advertising, namely for sending promotional messages to its entire customer base including young adults. Under newly imposed Dutch gambling …

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KSA targets Shark77 with €900k fine for unlicensed gaming activity

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The no-nonsense approach adopted by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, is set to continue this year, as the regulator made its first enforcement action of 2023. In a statement, the KSA revealed that an operator trading as Shark77 had been fined €900,000 for offering a ‘games of chance’ service without an approved licence. This is a violation of …

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