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Kansspelautoriteit says Cruks checks resumed after BSN-register outage

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The Kansspelautoriteit said a disruption at the Netherlands’ identity-data service prevented gambling operators from checking Cruks for players seeking to register. After the outage was resolved, operators were required to check retrospectively whether existing players who logged in during the disruption were eligible to access their accounts.

Operators must complete retrospective Cruks checks for players who accessed sites during the identity-register outage.

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JA21 MP questions Dutch government over casino identity checks and Cruks

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.

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