Nordic online gambling operator Betsson AB has formally requested that the European Commission take disciplinary action against the Netherlands’ restrictive gambling market.

On Monday, Betsson issued a statement urging the European Commission to reopen infringement proceedings that were initiated against the Netherlands in 2006. Betsson’s request was spurred by to the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulatory body’s plans to punish a broader range of online gambling operators the KSA determines to be serving Dutch punters without authorization.

To justify its argument, Betsson pointed to the recent Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) ruling that Hungary’s convoluted online gambling regime meant the country had no right to impose penalties against online operators licensed in other EU member states.

On Friday, Betsson announced it had submitted an official complaint to the EC requesting the reopening of infringement proceedings based on the “continued and flagrant breach” of EU law by Dutch authorities and the country’s “continued failure to implement an EU compliant legal framework.”