Gaming regulators in the Netherlands have slapped yet another six-figure fine on an unauthorized online gambling operator.
On Tuesday, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulatory body announced that it had imposed a €170k fine on Trustfulgames, the operator behind the Malta-licensed Tiplix.com online betting site, for offering unauthorized online gambling services to Dutch residents.
The KSA initially determined that Tiplix.com was ripe for disciplinary action due to its offering a Dutch-language version of its website, although the site has evidently scrapped its Dutch-language option following the KSA’s investigation. Regardless, the site had clearly been pitching sports betting, slots and online casino games to Dutch punters without a Dutch license, so wham, bam, Amsterdam.
The KSA hasn’t been shy about cracking the whip on online operators deemed to be flouting Dutch gambling law, having tarred nine operators with its scarlet letter in 2016. Last December, the KSA streamlined its enforcement policies to allow it to proceed directly to the punitive stage rather than first issuing the offending company a written warning.