The Dutch Gambling Authority, the KSA, yesterday published its annual report for 2016, offering some statistics for the period and a forecast for the year ahead.
In their review of the report, Róbin de Wit and Richard van Schaik of DLA Piper said the KSA will increase its level of enforcement, as it considers visible enforcement the “Achilles heel” of a regulator.
However, the operator said that, despite its efforts, fines imposed are difficult to collect – partly due to there being no enforceable mechanism for the collection of fines imposed on foreign illegal online operators.
The KSA will also no longer issue a warning first but instead take immediate enforcement measures, such as fines of up to €820,000 or 10 per cent of the operator’s turnover.
The regulator is to be closely involved in the revised casino regime in the Netherlands, which will see Holland Casino privatised.
Source: DLA Piper
