Holland Casino has been warned that it could face a financial penalty if its control database does not meet legal requirements within a six week time frame.
In a ruling imposed by the Kansspelautoriteit, an instruction was sent to the land-based and online operator in June, however, an objection to the decision, and request of a provisional injunction, was subsequently issued.
The six-week period was suspended during this procedure, however, the regulator has notified that on November 16, 2023, the District Court of The Hague rejected the requests for interim relief. Therefore, the decision can now be published and the aforementioned time frame is imposed.
The gaming authority’s board of directors determined that the control database of Holland Casino does not comply with the technical and operational requirements imposed by, or pursuant to legislation and regulations, regarding such maintenance.
“Holland Casino does not take the necessary organisational and technical measures to guarantee the quality, completeness, topicality and irrefutability of the data contained therein,” it was determined.
Should non-compliance with the order ensue, Holland Casino has been warned that further regulatory action could be enforced.
This could include imposing a penalty or administrative fine, however, revocation of a licence to operate online gambling could be handed down “in extreme cases”.
The Ksa added: “Providers with a licence for online gambling in the Netherlands must have a CDB. They store data from gambling activities in this data vault.
“Various legal requirements are imposed on this CDB. The CDB is used by the Ksa for supervision. An up-to-date CDB with the correct data is important to guarantee safe playing.”
