Marketing firm fined by KSA for illegal online gambling advertising

According to reports, the marketing company in question operated four websites promoting unlicensed gambling operators, which resulted in the Dutch gambling regulator KSA imposing a fine.

Red Ridge Marketing has been fined €675,000 by the Dutch gambling regulator.

Red Ridge Marketing has been fined €675,000 by the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), for advertising illegal online gambling despite being previously ordered to stop by the regulator. The company operated four websites promoting unlicensed gambling operators, leading to the fine.

Red Ridge Marketing was fined €675,000 by the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), for advertising illegal online gambling through its websites, including Casinojager.com, Casinovergelijker.net, Internetcasino-online.com, and Nederlandseonlinecasino.com. The KSA found that the sites promoted gambling operators that did not hold Dutch licences. It was also noted that Casinojager.com alone had 296,408 visitors from the Netherlands between May 2021 and May 2022.

The regulator said that promotional text on the sites included “careless and misleading statements” and could “encourage immoderate participation by promoting unlimited play and wagering”. They also included negative statements about the national self-exclusion service, Cruks.

According to the Dutch gambling regulator KSA, one of the websites operated by Red Ridge Marketing, Casinojager.com, included an article in the “news” section titled “Casino Without Licence.” The article made misleading statements that could encourage excessive gambling by promoting unlimited play and wagering. It also made negative statements about the national self-exclusion service, Cruks. The article claimed that playing at illegal online casinos had advantages and more freedom, with less strict conditions regarding bonuses.

KSA chairman René Jansen said: “Promoters of illegal games of chance providers also receive our attention. They must also comply with the law, especially when it comes to protecting young adults. We will do everything we can to stop these practices.”

KSA fines against illegal gambling operators totalled €29m in 2022

The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has released its annual report for 2022, covering the first full year of regulated online gambling in the Netherlands. The report reveals that the regulator issued €29m in fines for illegal gambling activities in 2022. The fines were issued to a total of 25 operators and ranged from €50,000 to €5.5m. The KSA also stated that it had opened 83 investigations into illegal online gambling and seized more than 10,000 illegal slot machines. In addition, the regulator reported that it received more than 40,000 calls to its helpline for problem gamblers.

The Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has published its annual report for 2022, which covers the first full year of regulated online gambling in the Netherlands. The report stated that the regulator conducted 277 preliminary investigations into illegal gambling websites and issued €29m in fines for illegal gambling. Of those investigations, 26 were focused on illegal online providers and 18 resulted in orders to issue periodic penalty payments. The KSA also issued seven fines, including five against gambling operators in December. Some of these operators have appealed the fines.