Key Takeaways
- A Dutch gambler who lost over €178k sued Unibet for his losses alleging that the contract between them was invalid because the Malta licensed operator was not licensed to operate in the Netherlands.
- The gambler also alleged that the operator bore a legal responsibility to identify that he had a gambling problem and failed to both recognize this and stop the player from placing further bets.
- The judges at the Amsterdam District Court rejected all of the player’s arguments. Even though Unibet was not licensed in the Netherlands, that was not sufficient reason to invalidate the contract between player and operator.
A Dutch gambler who lost over €178k sued Unibet for his losses alleging that the contract between them was invalid because the Malta licensed operator was not licensed to operate in the Netherlands. No online operators have been licensed in the Netherlands, although the new legislation creates a licensing system which is expected to be up and running by mid-2016.
