KSA issues over €1m fine to Winning Poker Network

by iGamingExpert
2 minutes read
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has issued a fine of €1.275m to Winning Poker Network (WPN) for allowing Dutch players to play on its websites without the necessary licence.

In a statement, the KSA noted that players in the Netherlands could access WPN’s americascardroom website and gamble illegally. The authority then informed WPN that it intended to impose a penalty payment order and block access to the website.

The authority’s statement said that WPN owns several websites, including truepoker, which are illegal in the Netherlands. The KSA stated that this website remained available to Dutch people, so it still imposed a penalty payment and said it would stop all WPN sites.

Alongside the penalty payment, the KSA also said that sanctions can be imposed for the length of time in which the illegal offer was available, which it says is also the case here.

Through its investigation, the KSA stated that it found eight violations of aggravating circumstances by WP..

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