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Dutch court rejects Unibet gamblers’ request for transaction records

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The District Court of The Hague rejected an application by 11 gamblers seeking pre-legalisation transaction records from Unibet and Risepoint. The court found no basis to handle the data-access request through that procedure under Dutch implementation law and said the alternative request lacked sufficient evidence of a legitimate interest; the proceedings are to continue through a summons procedure.

The ruling sets back the gamblers’ attempt to obtain historical account records through an application procedure.

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Dutch Supreme Court rejects historic gambling loss claims under earlier law

The Netherlands’ Supreme Court ruled on 3 July that gambling agreements made before the Remote Gambling Act took effect cannot be invalidated under the earlier Betting and Gaming Act, reportedly. The decision concerns claims over pre-regulation losses, including a case brought for about 2,500 former Unibet customers that carried an estimated €75 million liability. FDJ United said the ruling provides certainty; the source says the court rejected the legal basis for these claims.

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