As an EU licensed and serious operator, Betsson have now written to the European
Commission outlining the continued and flagrant breach by the Dutch authorities of EU
law. The complaint details the ongoing infringements of the fundamental principles upon
which the EU has been founded.
“Betsson view the ongoing confusion in the Dutch market as unacceptable. We have
therefore submitted an official complaint to the European Commission. The current law in
the Netherlands is not in line with EU law and we have therefore asked the Commission to
re-open the infringement proceedings that were initiated against the Netherlands in
2006,” says Ulrik Bengtsson, CEO and President, Betsson AB.
In the face of the Netherlands’ continued failure to implement an EU compliant legal
framework, Betsson must trust in the ability and authority of the European Commission to
step in and take all action necessary to ensure that the Netherlands complies with its EU
Treaty obligations. A compliant legal framework would remove the confusion and
instability that the actions of the Dutch gaming authority, KSA, are creating for Dutch
consumers at present. In addition, Betsson trusts the Commission to ensure that the KSA
immediately refrains from continued enforcement of a law, which has already been the
subject of infringement proceedings by the Commission.
