Dutch regulator says player safety ‘in no way’ considered by illegal firm

by SBC News
2 minutes read
Techno Offshore Ltd, an igaming provider, has been fined €1.2m by Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) for illegally targeting the Dutch market.

According to the gambling authority, the company made its services available to Dutch consumers via two of its domains – nolimitbet.com and simplecasino.com.

The KSA found no comprehensive measures in place to obstruct the access to these websites, including “no visible age checks” at registration. What’s more, games on offer had autoplay and turboplay options.

With automatic bets enabled, players remove the need to wager manually after every spin. These functions have been outright banned by the KSA, as it views them as facilitators of risky gambling behaviours. Just recently, the regulator contacted all licensed Dutch operators to remind them of their duty to keep autoplay switched off.

Michel Groothuizen, Chairperson of the KSA, commented: “Providers in the Netherlands must comply with all kinds of rules to protect the player from gambling addictio..

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