The KSA fined Unibet for offering prohibited sports betting markets in the Netherlands, including bets on corner kicks, cards and matches involving participants under 21. The fine is €75,000 for each week the markets were offered, up to €450,000; the regulator said it had repeatedly warned the company and saw insufficient improvement.
Operators offering prohibited Dutch betting markets face weekly fines, up to the stated maximum.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOD Code SRL | EUR 280,000 | KSA orders EOD Code to stop unlicensed gambling in the Netherlands | Not stated | |
| Vave | EUR 280,000 | KSA imposes €280,000 weekly penalty order on Vave’s owner | Not stated | |
| Not named | EUR 734,000 | KSA fines unnamed operator €734,000 over player-protection failures | Not stated | |
| Kindred, Unibet | EUR 400,000 | KSA fines Unibet €400,000 over access for Dutch self-excluded players | Not stated | |
| FBC BV | EUR 280,000 | KSA orders FBC BV to pay €280,000 weekly over unlicensed Dutch gambling | Not stated |
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The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit imposed a €4 million fine on Optdeck Service Limited for failing to meet player-protection obligations, the source says. Optdeck operates in the Netherlands under the Unibet brand; further details of the alleged breaches are not included in the available text.
The KSA fined Unibet €4m in the Netherlands for breaching duty-of-care obligations over a two-year period, according to the report. The penalty follows a separate six-figure fine issued by the authority in September.
The UK Gambling Commission has reportedly requested extensive financial records from an unnamed betting company after documents raised suspicions about offshore betting activity. The Commission declined to confirm or deny an investigation, while the company has contacted lawyers, according to the report.
The Netherlands Gambling Authority issued a penalty order against Optdeck, the operator of Unibet, for future offers of unauthorised bets. The order sets a payment of €75,000 per week, capped at €450,000, and remains in force until 20 August 2028; the KSA cited repeated breaches between October 2022 and May 2025.
The Kansspelautoriteit issued two warnings to Optdeck, which operates Unibet in the Netherlands, over a branded cycling-team bus used beyond its agreed purpose and an autoplay function on its BonusBuy feature. Optdeck said the bus use was not known to it and that a third party had activated autoplay, which remained available for two hours; affected players were reimbursed. The KSA said it would take no further action after both breaches stopped, but warned future violations could bring harsher penalties.