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PokerStars handed €400,000 fine for illegal gambling in the Netherlands

23rd September 2019 10:43 am GMT
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Toronto-listed gaming operator The Stars Group has been hit with a €400,000 fine for offering online poker games to Dutch consumers without a local license.

The fine issued on Monday also jeopardises the company’s ability to secure a license in the re-regulating Dutch market, where the new gambling legislation includes up to a two-year licensing prohibition for operators who have previously served the market without a license.

Netherlands gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit imposed the fine on the operator [...]

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