Dutch poker affiliate says "farewell" to unlicensed operators

[The Buzz]

As it updates compliance measures, poker affiliate PokerKamers.nl has stopped marketing operators that are not licensed in the Dutch market, founder Joris Koningsberg explained this week.

From Law.com:

Being fully compliant meant saying farewell to online poker sites that did not receive a license to legally operate in the Netherlands; this includes renowned sites like partypoker and bwin, as parent company Entain's initial application got rejected," said PokerKamers.nl founder Joris Koningsberg.

Entain plc, one of the world's largest gambling/ gaming, poker, and betting operators, did not receive a license to offer their brands in the Netherlands, including their online poker sites, because they continued to accept Dutch customers after the market closed due to the Dutch Remote Gambling Act (Kansspel op Afstand/ KOA) on April 1st of 2021.

"It was an easy decision, because the only other option was working with illegal poker sites. And besides, one of our favorite partners (ed: Hillside plc's bet365) did receive their license," said Joris Koningsberg.

Meanwhile, all Entain brands now comply to the Dutch Gambling Authority's cooling off period and the company is expected to obtain a license in the first half of 2022.

With the decision to be fully compliant to Dutch law and regulations, PokerKamers.nl also improved the overall quality of its website. A new look and feel, a comprehensive audit of all existing pages and many new, were completed before the launch of their new website.

"And there is more," said PokerKamers.nl co-owner Oscar Oosterling, "We have added a poker course, several tools including a tournament filter and the M-Calculator, and poker cheat sheets. And our to-do list is only getting bigger."

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[ocreditor]

What I dont get is why the Dutch Authorities dont simply fine Entain, they can pay a fine and go on with it and get the license ..

[elgoog]

Entain is not targeting the Dutch market atm, so can't be fined.