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Dutch Supreme Court rules pre-October 2021 gambling contracts are not void

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The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on 3 July 2026 that gambling agreements made before 1 October 2021 are not void on the basis that they breached the Gambling Act, according to the report. The court also said the result does not depend on whether a company met the Kansspelautoriteit’s prioritisation criteria.

The ruling affects players’ claims seeking repayment of losses from online gambling agreements made before 1 October 2021.

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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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