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Dutch to Step Up Crackdown on Online Poker

Justice Minister Tells Parliament of Plan to Legally Target Online Gaming Sites

by Brendan Murray  |  Published: Jan 28, 2009

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Dutch courts to get involved in online gaming disputeDutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin has told members of parliament that online gaming sites, including online poker sites, which have refused to shut down, now face legal action.

Poker is regulated and run by the government in the Netherlands and the justice ministry confirmed to news agency ANP that both Dutch and foreign-based companies would be targeted in the crackdown.

The ministry also confirmed that it was going to warn banks that having gambling sites as customers was illegal.

 
 
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