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KSA seeks €675,000 in penalty payments from CasinoScout companies

Enforcement & compliance

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is seeking €675,000 from JEF Holdings, SBM Holding Group and Sun Block Media Labs 2.0 in the Netherlands, according to enforcement decisions reported on 14 August 2026. The regulator says each company incurred three €75,000 payments after checks in July and August 2025 found continued promotion of illegal gambling; each has six weeks to pay and may object to the recovery decisions.

The decisions require three companies to pay €225,000 each and leave them six weeks to respond or pay.

Earlier fines and penalties by KSA

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
BetCity, TOTO WinkelNot statedKSA acts against Betcity and TOTO Winkel over World Cup role-model adsNot stated
BetCity, TOTO WinkelNot statedKSA addresses Betcity and TOTO Winkel over role model advertising breachesNot stated
PolymarketNot statedLazio removes Polymarket branding after Italy blocks platformNot stated
Casino ZoetermeerEUR 25,000KSA fines Casino Zoetermeer €25,000 for admitting Cruks-listed playersNot stated
PolymarketEUR 420,000Dutch regulator imposes €420,000 penalty on PolymarketNot stated

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KSA reprimands 711 over withdrawal wagering requirement

The Dutch gambling regulator KSA reprimanded operator 711 for requiring some customers to wager deposited funds before withdrawing them. The KSA said such requirements are permitted only with bonuses under strict conditions and called the practice "highly undesirable". 711 said the policy formed part of its anti-money laundering procedures and has since changed its processes to allow refunds via the original payment method.

The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has reprimanded operator 711 for making some customers gamble their deposited funds before allowing a withdrawal, according to a KSA notice. The KSA said wagering requirements of this kind are permitted only in connection with an offered bonus, and even then under strict conditions. In all other cases, the regulator said, gambling companies must pay out as quickly as possible.

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