Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has issued a €1.2 million (£1 million/$1.3 million) fine to Techno Offshore, the company behind the Nolimitbet.com and Simplecasino.com brands, for illegal activities in the country.
KSA said Techno Offshore was illegally offering games of chance to Dutch players through the websites without the relevant licence. Operators can only offer online gambling in the Netherlands after securing approval from the regulator.
Detailing the charge yesterday (9 April), KSA said Techno Offshore did not take the sufficient measures to block Dutch players. The regulator also flagged the operator for not checking players’ ages upon registering and for running prohibited features including autoplay.
Setting out the charge in full, KSA said it first investigated Techno Offshore in April last year. It established the operator was based in the British Virgin Islands and hold a licence from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission for the two websites.
At the time, KSA sa..