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Ksa aims to halt violations

30 July 2025


(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued three providers with instructions under the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (Wwft). Investigations have shown that they have not complied with the Wwft (and its guidelines). Therefore, they are now being ordered to end these violations. The Ksa recognizes across the market that there is still room for improvement in the Wwft and urges providers to be vigilant in this regard.

A key objective of the Ksa is to combat illegal activity and crime. In this context, the Ksa also monitors gambling providers' compliance with the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft). Gambling providers are required, among other things, to monitor player transactions and report unusual transactions to the Dutch Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has conducted a comprehensive investigation into the compliance with the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft) by three gambling providers. Various documents were requested, including player files, internal documents on Wwft policy, and risk assessments. Several violations of the Wwft were identified during the investigation. The Ksa's current instructions require providers to adhere to the Wwft guidelines and to end the violations. If a subsequent inspection reveals that this is not the case, a more severe sanction may be imposed, such as a penalty or fine.

The guidelines themselves are not yet published, as the Wwft stipulates that this may only be done once they are final. However, the Ksa is already publishing information about their issuance, as it sees market-wide that providers' compliance with the Wwft could be improved. In this context, the regulator organized a Wwft webinar at the end of 2024, explaining the legal standard and sharing best practices. The Wwft Guidelines were also updated at the end of 2023 based on its own research, feedback from consumers, and suggestions from providers. The Ksa has observed, among other areas, that providers do not always conduct this investigation thoroughly into the source of players' funds. The Ksa also sees shortcomings in the area of risk classification of players and the coordination of measures accordingly.