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In the Netherlands Sabofra was denied a gambling license due to a link with an illegal online casino
🔹The Netherlands’ highest administrative court upheld the regulator Ksa’s decision not to grant Sabofra a new license to operate slot machines. The company had been operating since 1982, but after its previous license expired in January 2023 it was unable to obtain a new one.
🔹The reason was violations in the activities of another company within the same holding structure. That company installed three terminals through which customers could deposit cash into accounts for the illegal online casino Forzza. The regulator also recorded signs of money laundering and the operation of slot machines without the appropriate permit.
🔹Sabofra said it was unaware of the terminals’ purpose, claiming vouchers and other goods were supposedly purchased through them. However, the court noted the unusually high revenues from these devices. In the court’s view, the company should have paid attention to such figures and investigated their origin.
🔹The court concluded that such violations are incompatible with obtaining a license in the gambling sector. Even Sabofra’s more than 40 years of operation without prior problems with the regulator did not justify changing the decision.
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