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Curaçao court orders Entretenimiento Rojo and CIL to pay player $30,000

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A Curaçao court ordered Entretenimiento Rojo B.V. and C.I.L. Curaçao Interactive Licensing N.V. to pay a player $30,000 after ruling that the casino could not rely on bonus terms that had not been shown to meet legal requirements. The judgment also requires statutory interest, collection costs and court costs; the casino had alleged bonus-rule breaches, which the player disputed.

The ruling holds both the casino operator and its licence holder responsible for the disputed player payout.

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