Ksa issues binding instruction to Endorphina over games on illegal Dutch sites

The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has issued a binding instruction to slot developer Endorphina, covering its Maltese and Cypriot entities. The board found the companies did not take adequate steps to keep their games off websites that are illegal in the Netherlands. That failure promoted unlicensed gambling, which breaches Article 1(1)(b) of the Betting and Gaming Act (Wet op de kansspelen). The Ksa had announced its intention to issue the instruction in July and in September.

Inspection findings

Inspectors using Dutch IP addresses found Endorphina titles on illegal sites between January and February. Follow-up checks in June found its games on 19 websites. According to the supplier, it tightened its arrangements with distribution partners and brought in preventive restrictions in July 2026. Across January to September, the games appeared on at least 28 different unlicensed sites, NEXT.io reported.

Endorphina response

Endorphina disputes the finding and says it is only a B2B supplier that does not offer gambling to players itself. Endorphina argues its Maltese entity serves the licensed Dutch market and, in the company’s view, should fall outside the instruction. Endorphina also says there is no proof it knowingly supplied illegal operators. The Ksa rejected the first point, finding that the distinction between the entities did not matter.

Related enforcement

On 22 October 2026, three days after the Endorphina decision was dated, the Ksa fined EOD Code SRL for illegal gambling offered in the Netherlands through several websites. That record €37m penalty targeted the operator side of the black market. In the UK, the Gambling Commission reached a settlement with Evolution over supplying unlicensed sites. Within six weeks, Endorphina can lodge an objection to the decision. Doing so will not pause its obligation to comply.