An unemployed Swiss woman failed to inform the relevant authorities about her extra income after winning 9,000 CHF in a casino. Since the woman receives social benefits from the government, she was obliged to register the win. A few weeks ago she had to appear in court to respond to this. But what penalty is she facing?
The Dutch Gambling Supervisory Authority cracks hard on a Maltese online casino. As it was announced a few days ago, a record fine amounting to 500,000 Euro was imposed on the online gambling provider N1 Interactive Ltd. But why must a gambling authority pay such a high fine?
As was announced recently, the Parliament in Latvia has decided on a complete gambling ban for maintenance debtors. The gambling firms should, in the future, be duty bound to assure that all gamblers with maintenance debts not be allowed to participate in any gambling activities nationwide.
The British supervisory authority of gambling UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is well known for severely punishing its licence holders for misconduct. Many German speaking online casinos have operated with this gambling licence in the past. The main aim of the authorities is to set secure standards both online and offline and to campaign for fair and responsible gambling.