FDJ appointed former Kindred chief executive Nils Andén as chief online betting and gaming officer after integrating Kindred into the group. The company said the division will oversee sports and horse-race betting, poker and online casino operations as part of a new four-unit structure.
The appointment sets leadership for the combined group’s online betting and gaming operations.
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The Netherlands Supreme Court ruled on 3 July that gambling contracts made with unlicensed online operators before 1 October 2021 are not automatically void. Players may still seek annulment or damages on specific grounds, but recovery of losses must be assessed case by case. Entain welcomed the ruling, while the report also reports collective claims involving Unibet, Bwin, PartyCasino, PartyPoker and 888.
A Dutch court ordered Risepoint and, for some claimants, Kindred to provide players with personal data about their historical Unibet gambling. The court found Kindred responsible for access requests made between May and October 2024, but not for requests made later; its order therefore excludes two of the 11 claimants.
Parions Sport En Ligne said it will transition to the Unibet brand at the end of March in France. The company said existing accounts, balances, bets, potential winnings and safer-gambling settings will remain, subject to players accepting new terms and conditions. Parions Sport Point de Vente's retail business will retain its existing brand under conditions attached to the FDJ-Kindred merger approval.
Norway’s Lotteritilsynet imposed a daily administrative fine of NOK 1.198 million on Trannel International over its Storspiller gambling operation in September 2022; the accumulated amount reached about NOK 21 million. The authority later closed its supervisory case after the activity targeting Norway ceased, but the article raises whether the fine was paid; it does not establish that it was.
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) said it took no further action after receiving notice of Trannel’s sale on 31 October 2024. In response to a Woo disclosure request, the authority said the notice was for information only and that it held no other documents within the request’s scope.