Gammix Limited has revealed its intention to appeal the €19.7m fine the firm received in the Netherlands by the region’s gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit.
The group described the penalty as ‘outrageous and unsubstantiated’ as it claimed that the fine was brought about following “falsified data, extreme inaccuracy and highly suspect mathematics”.
The KSA stated that via rantcasino, betoriginal, bluvegas, cashimashi, goslot, nordslot, vegadream and scatters, Gammix offers illegal online gambling games to players in the Netherlands, which is something that the company disputes.
Phil Pearson, Director of Gammix Limited, stated: “The KSA has imposed upon our company a penalty that is both outrageous and unsubstantiated. Now that we are able to talk openly about the case, we can confirm that we are fighting on all fronts as, to us, this is an extraordinary and unnecessarily heavy-handed action from a regulator that many already regarded as unapproachable.
“When we received the first notice of a possible penalty, we reached out to them to say we have blocks in place. We also asked for any information they had that was material to the investigation, to ensure we remained in compliance with all guidelines – a request they appeared to ignore. Our lawyers also approached the regulator, in writing, to gain more information, but again no response was forthcoming.
“We had enabled a block on Cloudflare for any Dutch IP, we have no Dutch language or direct Dutch payment methods, and categorically do not target Dutch traffic. If affiliates list any of our brands on Dutch-facing sites, we cannot be held responsible for those promotions. However, once players reached the end site, they would not be able to register an account.”
Pearson concluded: “This fine is an absolute joke, and we will contest this in every possible way, at every possible turn. We will only rest once this outrageous penalty has been rescinded and we have received the apology we deserve.”
