The Hague Economic Intervention Team, the Kansspelautoriteit, the municipality’s social services and UWV raided business premises in The Hague, where they found what the team’s manager described as an apparently organised illegal poker tournament. The manager said one person was arrested for possessing a stun gun.
The raid shows coordinated enforcement against suspected illegal poker activity in the Netherlands.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket | Not stated | Dutch regulator seeks restrictions on Polymarket prediction markets | Not stated | |
| OneCasino, bet365 | Not stated | KSA warns One Casino and bet365 over prohibited youth football bets | Not stated | |
| HVD Speelautomaten, Unibet | Not stated | Richard challenges KSA licence revocation at Council of State | Not stated | |
| bet365 | Not stated | KSA orders bet365 to improve affordability checks in the Netherlands | Not stated | |
| bet365 | Not stated | KSA orders bet365 operator to meet Dutch duty of care within four weeks | Not stated |
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