Illegal Access to Content:

The policy has thus recently incurred fines to five major companies with the amount they had to pay for violating the Ksa rules having aggregated to more than 26 million euros. The main reason for the financial punishment is that the subject entities didn’t have a permit that would allow players to participate in online games of chance. Under the policy, any such participation is considered illegal by the regulator.

Mandatory Gaming License:

Other reasons may imply the fine, such as the age verification that has to be visibly displayed across the iGaming network, as well as notifications that may mislead that the party holds the European license, and alike. Therefore the Dutch Gaming Authority strictly requests the acquisition of a gaming license to be entitled to offer online games of chance to customers.

The rules are strict and the recent fines show that they are fully enforced. Winning Poker Network will be the next operator to acknowledge this policy if it fails to obtain the license for the games of chance offered across its network.