AMSTERDAM – The Dutch Gambling Authority has fined Chestoption Sociedad de Responsibilidad Limitada €3.08 million for offering online gambling in the Netherlands without a license, the regulator said Monday.
The Costa Rica–based company operated the website Vave.com and other platforms that were accessible to Dutch consumers. Regulators said the sites were offered in English, advertised in Dutch and failed to block players in the Netherlands, despite a previous enforcement order.
According to the authority, the sites also lacked basic consumer‑protection measures, including age verification, and offered features such as autoplay and turboplay that are banned in the Netherlands. Users were also able to pay with cryptocurrencies.
