Video Slots Casino disputes EUR10 million fine from Dutch regulator
In preparation for a Ksa application in April 2022, the regulator's logo was mistakenly visible for a short period of time on Video Slots Casino' website before being quickly removed.
When the Ksa became aware of the mistake, it tried to sign up as a Dutch customer and failed because of the effective measures in place. The Ksa then gained unauthorized access by pretending to be a German customer, managing to make a deposit and a single bet of 20 cents.
As soon as Video Slots Casino learned that a Ksa official had unlawfully accessed its site it implemented further measures to prevent this happening again.
The Ksa has now issued a fine of EUR9,874,000, which will be the largest sanction in its history, after claiming Video Slots Casino violated the Dutch Gaming Act. Video Slots Casino denies the allegation and has objected to the fine.
Ulle Skottling, Deputy CEO at Video Slots Casino, said: "Video Slots Casino does not target but restrict the Netherlands, so the Dutch Gaming Act does not apply to its services. No Dutch players were able to access our site during the disputed period and there was no violation as a result.
"It is absurd that the Ksa should fine us after gaining unauthorized access. It is simply not possible to protect fully against unauthorised access, and the Ksa has no guidelines on what measures are sufficient.
"Furthermore, there was no demonstrable damage, and the interests of Dutch consumers were never compromised at any point. The Ksa calculated the fine based on several guesstimates. There is no basis for it and all sense of proportionality is missing.
"Video Slots Casino takes its legal and regulatory obligations extremely seriously, but we dispute the Ksa's actions and conclusions, which we believe are unlawful. We are confident of a positive outcome in this case."
