The Dutch Lottery is taking the gambling company Lalabet to court, demanding that the Costa Rican-based company cease its activities in the Netherlands, Financieele Dagblad reported.
The legal gambling organization says it is losing millions of euros in turnover due to competition from illegal gambling providers like Lalabet, though Dutch Lottery director Arjan Blok insisted to FD that the lawsuit is not about the money. According to him, it is about protecting Dutch players.
Legal online casinos have to adhere to various rules to protect players from gambling addiction. There are strict advertising rules and gambling limits after which players must prove they can afford to continue. Online casinos that are not licensed in the Netherlands, but are still available here, can ignore those rules. Players who reach their limits on legal sites can simply switch to an illegal one and continue gambling.
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