Den 5. december 2022 annoncerede et hollandsk advokatfirma, at det har stævnet 4 kasinooperatører for deres ulovlige drift i Holland.
Noget, som mange spillere ikke vidste, var, at onlinespil indtil oktober 2021 var forbudt i Holland, hvis casinooperatøren ikke havde en udstedt spillelicens fra KSA (Dutch Gambling Authority). Det betyder, at mange store casinooperatører (uanset om de er baseret på Curacao eller Malteser) tilbød deres tjenester ulovligt i Holland.
Siden oktober 2021 begyndte KSA at udstede spillelicenser, og flere kasinoer har opnået en licens og har lovligt tilladelse til at operere her.
Hvad der var ukendt (indtil et hollandsk advokatfirma rystede dette op med stævninger) er, at hvis en hollandsk spiller nogensinde spillede før denne dato (eller senere, hvis operatøren ikke har nogen KSA-licens), er hans aftale ugyldig, da kasinooperatøren ikke måtte tilbyde sine tjenester her, på grund af dette har spilleren fuld ret til at indgive krav om at få fuld tilbagebetaling af sit nettotab fra kasinoet. Dette er naturligvis i overensstemmelse med hollandsk lovgivning. Et andet argument er, at "ulovlige" kasinoer sandsynligvis vil mislykkes i deres omsorgspligt, hvilket kunne have ført til, at spillere blev narret for at spille for meget eller tabte flere penge, end de ønskede. Især nogle Curacao-baserede casinomærker er kendt for manglen på en ansvarlig spilpolitik for eksempel.
Det eneste problem er, at for at indgive et sådant krav, skal spilleren få sine personlige data og transaktionsliste til at bevise, at der er et gyldigt krav, og informere casinoet om denne sag eller indbringe sagen for retten.
Lad os bruge denne tråd til at diskutere de problemer, spillere står over for, og opdateringer fra advokatfirmaet, der i øjeblikket er i retten med mindst 4 sager.
On December 5th 2022 a Dutch law firm announced that it has subpoenas 4 casino operators for their illegal operation in The Netherlands.
Something that many players did not know was that until October 2021 online gambling was prohibited in The Netherlands if the casino operator did not have an issued gambling license from the KSA(Dutch Gambling Authority). This means that many big casino operators (whether Curacao or Maltese based) offered their services illegally in The Netherlands.
Since October 2021 the KSA started to issue gambling licenses and several casino's have obtained a license and are legally allowed to operate here.
What was unknown (until a Dutch law firm shaked this up with subpoenas) is that if a dutch player ever gambled before this date (or after if the operator has no KSA license) his agreement is void as the casino operator was not allowed to offer its services here, because of this the player has the full right to file for a claim to get a full refund of his/her net loss from the casino. This is all in line with Dutch legislation of course. Another argument is that 'illegal' casino's are likely to fail in their duty of care which could have led to players getting duped for gambling too much or lose more money then they wanted. Especially some Curacao based casino brands are known for the lack of a responsible gaming policy for example.
The only problem is that in order to file for such claim the player needs to get his personal data and transaction list to proof there is a valid claim and inform the casino about this matter or bring the case to court.
Lets use this thread to discuss the problems players face and updates from the law firm that is currently in court with at least 4 cases.