{"id":11924,"date":"2026-01-05T08:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=11924"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:50:40","slug":"ksa-issues-warning-to-toto-online-over-anti-money-laundering-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2026\/01\/05\/ksa-issues-warning-to-toto-online-over-anti-money-laundering-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"KSA Issues Warning to TOTO Online Over Anti-Money Laundering Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)<\/strong>, has issued a notice to TOTO Online BV <\/strong>following an investigation that identified breaches of the country\u2019s Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOTO Online operates in the Dutch online gambling market under the brands TOTO<\/strong> and Winnitt<\/strong>, and is part of the Dutch state lottery, Nederlandse Loterij.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its statement on 24 December, KSA explained that the notice was issued due to the operator\u2019s \u201cfailure to comply with ongoing monitoring of business relationships and related transactions\u201d following initial customer due diligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulator also noted that the operator \u201cdid not adequately document the reasons why new facts or events did not lead to a revision of client risk levels, as well as the justification for the control measures applied.\u201d In addition, procedures for verifying the source of player funds were deemed insufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the identified shortcomings, KSA acknowledged that TOTO Online cooperated during the investigation, and that some issues had been resolved even before the notice was issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the operator has been given a six-month period to address the remaining violations, after which KSA will conduct a re-inspection of the company\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wwft Compliance Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, SCGO Limited <\/strong>received a warning from KSA regarding the operations of VBET <\/strong>in the Netherlands. This followed an investigation conducted in April 2025, which identified shortcomings in Wwft compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The KSA review found that VBET \u201cdoes not fully implement a company-wide risk assessment\u201d and \u201clacks clear insight into significant identified risks and version control of documents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the Financial Supervision Authority was unable to assess how the identified risks were managed, how effective the implemented control measures were, and whether these risks remain current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other areas requiring improvement included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n