The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit has ordered SBM Holding Group, Sun Block Media Labs 2.0 and JEF Holdings to stop promoting unlicensed online gambling to Dutch players. Each company faces a €225,000 penalty payment order, with a further €75,000 for each week of non-compliance, up to that maximum.
The order requires the three companies to end promotion across their affiliate websites or face weekly penalties.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winbet | Not stated | Spelinspektionen bans WinBet from targeting Swedish players | Not stated | |
| Winbet | Not stated | Spelinspektionen bans WinBet from offering games in Sweden | Not stated | |
| FDJ United, Optdeck | Not stated | KSA warns Unibet operator twice over Dutch advertising and autoplay breaches | Not stated | |
| Unibet | Not stated | KSA issues Unibet two warnings over autoplay and gambling advertising | Not stated | |
| Vave | EUR 280,000 | KSA imposes €280,000 weekly penalty order on Vave’s owner | Not stated |
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