Facebook and KSA join to fight illegal gambling in the Netherlands

The Gaming Authority in Netherlands, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has put forward plans to partner with Facebook in bid to combat the rampant illegal online lotteries, also referred to as ‘dipping.’

The?partnership?between Facebook and the KSA?is part of?the?Dutch?regulators recent efforts to?ramp up gaming regulations in order to protect?vulnerable?people.??

In light of this news, the regulator says, there has been several reports?being made?regarding illegal online lotteries for quite a while now.?It?also?seems like quite a chunk of it was?stemming?from?the?social media platform.?

Organizers?now are due to be?notified of any violation.?In addition to this, it will be?reported to?Facebook,?where the?platform?must?remove the group in?question?in line with their?guidelines.?

This?approach?has already been implemented by the?two parties, as they investigated?and flagged?13?cases of illegal lotteries,?for which?Facebook?have removed them from their network.?

The KSA concluded that?they are certain of this methods effectiveness in controlling gambling violations.??

This is the fastest and most effective way to stop violations of the Gambling Act.?

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