TITLE: Netherlands Gambling Authority Imposes Fine on 711 B.V. for Inadequate Player Protection Measures BODY: On May 28, 2026, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling regulator, imposed a fine of €886,000 on 711 B.V. for failing to adequately comply with its duty of care obligations toward players. The KSA determined that 711 B.V. insufficiently protected players against gambling addiction during the period from February 2022 through June 2024. Under Dutch gambling law, operators must implement robust player protection measures to safeguard consumers from problem gambling. The regulator found that 711 B.V. fell short of these requirements during the specified timeframe, warranting the significant financial penalty. The fine reflects the KSA's commitment to enforcing player protection standards across the Dutch gambling market. Operators licensed in the Netherlands must demonstrate comprehensive compliance with duty of care provisions, including implementing self-exclusion tools, deposit limits, reality checks, and other harm-minimisation measures. The enforcement action signals that the KSA will take decisive action against operators that fail to meet these obligations. Both the sanction decision (Sanctiebesluit) and the disclosure decision (Openbaarmakingsbesluit) were published on May 28, 2026. 711 B.V. may lodge an objection against both decisions in accordance with Dutch administrative law procedures. The operator should review the detailed findings in the published decisions to understand the specific compliance failures identified and take corrective action to ensure future adherence to KSA requirements.

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