Kindred Group has today received a penalty of €470,000 from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for accepting bets from Dutch customers based on the 1964 Gambling Act.
The decision by the KSA, which relates to investigations prior to the recently approved Remote Gambling Bill, is in line with similar actions taken by the regulator over the last 18 months towards other gambling operators. The company involved is Trannel International Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kindred Group (previously Unibet Group)
Kindred respects any requests from the Dutch regulator and is fully compliant with the rules set out by the Ministry of Justice and Security earlier this year. Kindred remains committed to having a constructive dialogue with the regulator and other stakeholders.
While anticipating the establishment of a regulated online gambling market in 2021, Kindred aims to play a leading role in promoting Dutch gambling policy objectives, such as consumer protection. For instance, Kindred emphasises its ambition to reach zero per cent revenue from harmful gambling by 2023.
