Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has initiated enforcement proceedings to recover a previously imposed €60,000 fine on a charitable lottery operator.
The KSA imposed the fine last November on Pad der Natuurlijke Energie (Path of Natural Energy Foundation) for failing to provide the necessary financial information and accountability reports required to prove that the lottery proceeds were actually being spent on their stated charitable objectives.
In the Netherlands, parties that organise a lottery are required to donate 40 per cent of the proceeds to a charity after the lottery ends.
The foundation refused to provide insight into the financial settlement of the lottery, even after repeated requests from the regulator.
Since the imposed fines have still not been paid, the KSA has decided to initiate enforcement proceedings, with the case transferred to the Public Prosecution Service for further investigation.
“The KSA considers it important to publish payment refusals because they can indicate that the foundation in question is unreliable,” explained the regulator. “This publication serves to warn consumers and other parties about the business practices of the lottery provider in question.”