Betsson key affiliate manager steals € 153.000 commission

**Triple7** · 24 November 2015, 11:58 am

Betsson key affiliate manager Christiaan Alexander Van Dalen, 41, appeared in court under arrest before magistrate Charmaine Galea , accused of having used player details to create artificial website traffic in order to inflate his commission.

Inspector Jonathan Ferris told the court that the accused’s role in the company was to strengthen existing client relations. Investigations revealed that the accused had created websites for online casinos and was “retagging” players from Betsson under his name, thereby creating commission for himself.

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/59587/gaming_specialist_charged_with_fraud_money_launder ing#.VlSWOfkvehf

**GPWA Aaron** · 24 November 2015, 12:10 pm

I couldn't get the URL to work for me when I copy/pasted it ... here's a working link.

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/co...g#.VlSnAnarRaQ

**wolfie** · 24 November 2015, 4:23 pm

That might explain why all my Betsson players, including one big depositor, mysteriously dissapeared in the past year. I wonder how Betsson are going to react. Are they going to give all the stolen commission back to where it belongs, the affiliates?

**TheGooner** · 24 November 2015, 5:05 pm

And where there is one ... there is how many ?

This was done on Income Access Affiliate tagging software?
Do all Income Access programs have this re-tagging facility?

Income Access programs rank in lower half of my partner results - without exception.
Is this problem rife?
Is there a re-tagging audit trail?
Is there anyway to independently audit?

Do affiliates get an automated notification when one of their players is re-tagged?
If not why not?

This "feature" is a huge can of worms for programs and affiliates

**-Shay-** · 24 November 2015, 10:08 pm

Originally Posted by TheGooner

And where there is one ... there is how many ?

This was done on Income Access Affiliate tagging software?
Do all Income Access programs have this re-tagging facility?

Income Access programs rank in lower half of my partner results - without exception.
Is this problem rife?
Is there a re-tagging audit trail?
Is there anyway to independently audit?

Do affiliates get an automated notification when one of their players is re-tagged?
If not why not?

This "feature" is a huge can of worms for programs and affiliates

Income Access has been on the record stating that retagging is just not possible with their software.

**MMM** · 25 November 2015, 12:53 am

I would doubt there is a single soft where re-tagging is not possible. Some it's just easier than the others.

**Triple7** · 25 November 2015, 2:09 am

Originally Posted by TheGooner

And where there is one ... there is how many ?

This was done on Income Access Affiliate tagging software?
Do all Income Access programs have this re-tagging facility?

Income Access programs rank in lower half of my partner results - without exception.
Is this problem rife?
Is there a re-tagging audit trail?
Is there anyway to independently audit?

Do affiliates get an automated notification when one of their players is re-tagged?
If not why not?

This "feature" is a huge can of worms for programs and affiliates

Here's one caught, probably by the program. What if a program agrees with re-tagging? Than he would never have been caught... And how many programs are ok with re-tagging? I think quite a bunch.

Affiliate Lounge is using My Affiliate software.

**elgoog** · 25 November 2015, 3:15 am

Betsson is using MyAffiliates software

**-Shay-** · 25 November 2015, 5:34 am

Originally Posted by MMM

I would doubt there is a single soft where re-tagging is not possible. Some it's just easier than the others.

Agreed totally. I was just posting the holier than thou response they have provided in the past regarding the topic of re-tagging.

**AndyBonus** · 25 November 2015, 6:01 am

Originally Posted by wolfie

That might explain why all my Betsson players, including one big depositor, mysteriously dissapeared in the past year. I wonder how Betsson are going to react. Are they going to give all the stolen commission back to where it belongs, the affiliates?

I was thinking exactly the same thing. I had a big player last year that disappeared this year also.

**gaffg** · 25 November 2015, 7:12 am

Not sure we'll get a statement from Betsson on this one

**Triple7** · 25 November 2015, 8:21 am

I'd bet they won't come up with anything else dan "Hey, we're the victim here, you're not affected, so do not bother us with your complaints and just keep on bringing sufficient NDP's so that we've got something to shave, otherwise we'll cut your commission"

**thebookiesoffers** · 25 November 2015, 9:09 am

they won't comment on an on going criminal trial

**Progger** · 25 November 2015, 10:41 am

Trust only exists in the dictionary!!!

**Triple7** · 25 November 2015, 12:31 pm

Originally Posted by thebookiesoffers

they won't comment on an on going criminal trial

They did comment already. I got a mail of one of their employees with a statement that affiliates were not affected. Which is obvious a lie.

**MrBinaryAff** · 25 November 2015, 12:48 pm

Originally Posted by Triple7

They did comment already. I got a mail of one of their employees with a statement that affiliates were not affected. Which is obvious a lie.

He was retagging players, and affiliates were not hurt? Maybe he was tagging only the ones without the tag in the first place? That would make sense. But I doubt big fish would register without an affiliate...

**Triple7** · 25 November 2015, 1:00 pm

Originally Posted by MrBinaryAff

He was retagging players, and affiliates were not hurt? Maybe he was tagging only the ones without the tag in the first place? That would make sense. But I doubt big fish would register without an affiliate...

That's their statement indeed. Strange things where happening at Affiliate Lounge and Alex always was a guy that wasn't trusted that much because of this things. I don't believe he just re-tagged "direct" players... Perhaps that's the only part of the fraud Betsson cares about...

**allfreechips** · 25 November 2015, 1:09 pm

Funny I had 3 extreme whales in all my time. One on a well known microgaming and 2 others one on playtech platforms. All three had hude months then "Asked to be self removed due to gambling issues"

Now I did get paid on all of them but it just seems very odd that when you really get something outstanding its somehow "removed"

I always thought re-tagging would not be permitted by the software licenses but I am a bit over trustworthy

**sweetbet** · 25 November 2015, 2:37 pm

I wonder how many affiliates had their accounts closed because they didn't meet a set quota when in fact their players were being stolen.

**thebookiesoffers** · 25 November 2015, 3:26 pm

Originally Posted by Triple7

They did comment already. I got a mail of one of their employees with a statement that affiliates were not affected. Which is obvious a lie.

had nothing myself, have the made an 'official statement' that is out there or just an employee in an email to you?

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