{"id":39040,"date":"2019-08-20T07:49:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T07:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=39040"},"modified":"2019-08-20T07:49:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T07:49:34","slug":"dutch-gambling-watchdog-fine-unibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/dutch-gambling-watchdog-fine-unibet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch gambling watchdog fine Unibet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32303\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fined-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fined-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fined.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In the Netherlands, the online gambling company Unibet has been issued with a 470,000euro fine for explicitly targeting players inside the country. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The fine, which was issued by the Dutch gambling authority, is said to have included the fact that a Dutch chat service was offered, and that players were able to pay using the Dutch online payment service Ideal. Furthermore, it has been stated that the Netherlands was not included within the company\u2019s terms and conditions list of countries were playing is banned. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The decision against the company, who offer roulette, poker and sports betting, follows an earlier decision to hand a 350,000euro fine to Bwin for a similar rule break. It was also using Ideal as a payment option. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At present, Holland Casino is the only state-regulated gambling institution without the country, but international businesses have been known to break the rules. However, earlier this year following years of fierce debate, the senate voted to open up the online gambling market to other companies.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whilst this was seen as a step forward by many, the new measures are still restrictive and contain a number of elements aimed at combatting problem gambling. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any players who chose to use these websites must first register themselves and in doing so, set a limit on how much they want to spend. Once this information has been provided, the players are regularly reminded of their limits and the risk of potential addictions. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition, firms also have to appoint an addition expert and pay taxes of 29%, the highest in Europe at the moment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Those who are caught breaking any of the rules will receive further restrictions in addition to any agreed fine. Those who target Dutch players will then only be able to apply for a license following a cooling off period. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According the website Gambling Compliance, almost all of the major European gambling companies have now been issued some kind of fine by the Dutch regulator. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Netherlands, the online gambling company Unibet has been issued with a 470,000euro fine for explicitly targeting players inside the country. \u00a0 The fine, which was issued by the Dutch gambling authority, is said to have included the fact that a Dutch chat service was offered, and that players were able to pay using [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-headlines","category-igaming","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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