Kanspelautoriteit Requests Cooperation From Regulatory Counterparts
By Brian Cullingworth, Last updated Feb 9, 2018
To deter online operators targeting Dutch consumers
The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has called on its regulatory counterparts to assist in its fight against online gambling providers who target Dutch consumers.
The KSA, in a letter to fellow supervisory authorities, clarified its position on unlicensed operators targeting the market, saying it is authorised to act against those operators regardless of their license status in other jurisdictions.
In the letter, the KSA laid out the criteria it uses to determine if an unauthorised operator is in fact targeting the Dutch market citing the use of Dutch language, symbols or terms, a website with an extension .nl, use of Dutch-language advertising and / or the use of customary payment methods in The Netherlands.
The KSA further requested its counterparts communicate this criteria to their licensees and inform of the consequences which may include blocking Dutch IP addresses and heavy fines.
Infopowa news was a staple of Casinomeister’s news from 2000 until 2019. Brian Cullingworth was the main writer, contributor, and was one of the most knowledgeable persons I have ever known involved in the online casino industry.
We first met in January 2001 at the ICE in London where I observed him going booth to booth interviewing online casino, software, and licensing jurisdiction representatives. Brian was also heavily involved with our forum as “Jetset“, he was involved as an informal consultant to eCOGRA, the OPA, and was a player advocate who assisted countless aggrieved players with his connections to industry folks. He also published “Casino Cautions” via Infopowa news for quite a number of years. These can be found in our news archives.
His passing in February 2019 was a dark day for us. He will be forever missed.
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