Netherlands Gambling Authority issues conditional penalty orders against illegal bingo provider
The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued two conditional penalty payment orders against Luxurybingods for the organization and advertisement of land-based bingo operations without a permit.
Luxurybingods faces two separate penalties. For organizing bingo games, it will have to pay €19,000 per game up to a maximum of €190,000. For advertising, the penalty is set at €9,500 per ad up to a maximum of €95,000.
“TOTO most visible iGaming brand in the Netherlands”
According to the “Digital iGaming Benchmark,” TOTO, BetCity, Unibet, and Holland Casino are the iGaming brands with the most organic visibility in the Netherlands.
The Digital iGaming Benchmark is published by media and digital marketing companies IGMN and Tedeas.
Other findings of the report include:
Players in the Dutch market are highly brand aware. The majority of (search) traffic is attracted through branded search.
Affiliate sites have declined since H2 2023 due to a shift in Google’s ecosystem.
Brands outside the top five struggle to increase generic reach, mainly due to technical challenges in optimizing platforms and creating engaging content.
The full report is available here.
Entain urges increased enforcement efforts against illegal online gambling
Entain, one of the world's largest gambling companies, is urging policy makers and regulators to increase enforcement measures against illegal online gambling offers.
The company specifically recommends the following measures:
Payment blocking
IP blocking
Restricting the ability of illegal operators to advertise on mainstream and social media
Creating a public blacklist to educate consumers
Stepping up criminal enforcement
Entain's appeal to policy makers is illustrative of the trend that sees larger operators increasingly committing to regulated markets and abandoning grey-market operations.
Clarion launches ICE World Gaming Forum
ICE organizers have announced the launch of the World Gaming Forum (WGF), an immersive three-day learning, networking and knowledge sharing exchange which replaces ICE VOX.
Clarion Gaming’s Managing Director Stuart Hunter explains: “The World Gaming Forum has been adopted to more accurately reflect the credentials of our industry-leading brands comprising the World Regulatory Briefing, the new Casino & Leaders Conference (formerly the ICC), and the new Esports & Games Conference (formerly the Esports Betting Conference).”
“The enhanced ICE World Gaming Forum will deliver exclusive connections and content across our three conferences, in-depth workshops, high-level roundtable discussions, and tailored networking events, providing a home for the industry’s thought-leaders, innovators, challengers and policy makers," Hunter added.
GGL Co-Chair Ronald Benter to headline 2024 Gaming in Germany Conference
Register now for the 2024 Gaming in Germany Conference, which will be headlined by GGL Co-Chair Ronald Benter.
The event will take place Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the five-star Hotel Adlon Kempinski in the heart of historic Berlin and will once again be THE place to meet key decision makers and to get the latest information on Germany's online gambling market.
The event's full agenda – including highly practical breakout sessions – is available here.
Driving force behind Dutch mass claim against unlicensed online operators aiming for settlement
Amsterdam-based attorney Benzi Loonstein, the driving force behind the Casino-Claim initiative, is preparing a mass claim of “at least” €500-600m against operators who – prior to October 2021 – offered online gambling services in the Netherlands without a license.
“We have more than 20,000 registrations, most for an amount of up to €25,000, but also outliers who have lost more than €2m,” Loonstein said.
“We would rather not let it come to a years-long trial. We are aiming for a settlement,” Loonstein added.
Other news
Michiel Groothuizen wants stronger measures against Google and Meta, the Netherlands Gambling Authority Chair said in a podcast hosted by investigative journalism platform Follow the Money.
Netherlands-licensed Hard Rock Casino is considering enhancing its current product offering with sports betting, the operator's CEO Paul Strikers said in a wide-ranging interview.
The Spanish government has submitted its proposals for introducing cross-operator deposit limits for EC approval.
Thousands of employees of Evolution Gaming have been on strike in Tbilisi, Georgia, protesting over pay, allegations of harassment, and unsafe working conditions.
LeoVegas Group has announced the launch of LeoVegas Studios, a new in-house gaming studio dedicated to creating slot games.
A professional soccer player from China has spoken out about the alarming scale of match-fixing in lower-level Chinese football.
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