The Netherlands Enforces €840,000 Fine Against Online Casino Starzino

Back in March, the regulator ordered Starzino’s operating company to block local players within four weeks. However, inspections on 7 and 14 April found that players from the Netherlands could still log into their accounts and place bets. Non-compliance carried a penalty of €420,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000.

KSA identified several signs that the casino was targeting the Dutch: the Netherlands was preselected during registration, the country phone code was displayed, support service was available in Dutch, and the euro was set as the default currency. Starzino had no effective technical safeguards to prevent users from the Netherlands from accessing the platform.

Will The Fine Be Eventually Paid?

After the operator failed to settle the amount, the KSA moved to enforce payment in July. The decision was only published now, and it remains unclear whether the authority has recovered the money or how it plans to collect the fine from an illicit casino.

Given Starzino has already ignored an order from the regulator and two subsequent notices, there is little reason to expect voluntary payment. KSA chairman Michel Groothuizen addressed this problem in September, noting that offshore gambling companies rarely pay regulatory fines. He also outlined the regulator's efforts to involve payment providers and technology companies in blocking rogue operators.

KSA is stepping up enforcement against offshore operators targeting the local market without authorisation. In October 2026, EOD Code SRL was ordered to pay a record €37 million after the KSA found that the company had made more than a dozen unlicensed gambling websites available to Dutchmen.