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JA21 MP questions Dutch government over casino identity checks and Cruks

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JA21 MP Ingrid Coenradie has asked State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen about identity fraud controls at land-based casinos in the Netherlands. The questions followed a media test in which a reporter registered in Cruks was refused entry using his own ID at five venues but entered three others using colleagues’ IDs. Coenradie asked about identity-check guidance, staff training, visitor photographs and possible measures to improve checks.

The questions put casino identity checks and access controls for people registered in Cruks before the government.

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