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Dutch regulator slaps fine on Bet-At-Home

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July 12, 2018

Niji Narayan

Dutch regulator slaps fine on Bet-At-Home

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Kansspelautoreit, the Dutch gambling regulator, has slapped a 410,000 Euro fine on Bet-At-Home for actively promoting online gambling services and products to Dutch citizens and allowing them to access company websites.

The regulator issued the fine after a year-long investigation, after obtaining evidence of television commercials targeting Dutch players and issuing repeated warnings to the company.

Kansspelautoreit officials were able to open gambling accounts with the companies despite using IP addresses pertaining to the Netherlands, and could fund the accounts via a Dutch payment processor recommended by the websites.

The fines are the latest to be issued following repeated warnings from the regulator that it will pursue and prosecute operators who violate Dutch gambling laws and regulations.

Bet-At-Home has not yet commented on the punishment, but the fines could prove contentious, given that Dutch online gambling legislation is yet to emerge from parliament.

Source: 5star.media

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.