Videoslots lashes out at “absurd” €9.87m KSA fine

Videoslots has challenged the upcoming €9.87m (£8.76m) fine from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA).

This fine is the largest penalty in the regulator’s history and came after the KSA used a mystery shopper to gain access to the Videoslots website by pretending to be a German customer and depositing on the site despite the operator not being licensed with the KSA.

The regulator was alerted to Videoslots using the KSA logo on its site in April 2022, which the operator claimed was a mistake made during its application process for a Dutch licence.

When the casino operator learned that the regulator had gained entry to its site, it added further measures to prevent this from happening again.

The KSA has yet to make the hefty fine public knowledge, but Videoslots has already responded to the allegation that it has violated the Dutch Gambling Act.

The operator has argued that as it does not target and restricts access from the Netherlands, the Dutch Gambling Act does not apply. Further claiming that Dutch players couldn’t access its site during the above period and therefore it has made no violation.

Ulle Skottling, deputy CEO at Videoslots, gave his scathing view on the fine issued to the operator.

“It is absurd that the KSA should fine us after gaining unauthorised access. It is simply not possible to protect fully against unauthorised access, and the KSA has no guidelines on what measures are sufficient.

“Furthermore, there was no demonstrable damage, and the interests of Dutch consumers were never compromised at any point. The KSA calculated the fine based on several guesstimates. There is no basis for it, and all sense of proportionality is missing.”

Skottling concluded: “Videoslots takes its legal and regulatory obligations extremely seriously, but we dispute the KSA’s actions and conclusions, which we believe are unlawful. We are confident of a positive outcome in this case.”