Dutch regulator KSA revokes lottery licence obtained fraudulently in Quick Boys football club’s name

The Dutch gaming authority (KSA) has revoked a lottery licence after it was fraudulently obtained in the name of amateur football club Quick Boys. For PSPs and other payment partners, the immediate takeaway is simple: licence checks are not just a box-ticking exercise if a bad actor can use a stolen identity to set up domains and collect consumer funds.

1. According to the KSA, an unidentified individual impersonated Quick Boys’ chairman during the application process and secured authorisation to operate a lottery. The licence was then used to set up multiple websites selling lottery tickets.
2. The regulator said Quick Boys had no role in the application and is being treated as a victim of identity fraud. The KSA issued a consumer warning telling people not to enter personal or financial details on the websites, and anyone who bought tickets was told to contact their bank, file a police report, and notify both the national fraud helpdesk and the KSA.
3. The KSA confirmed it has filed its own police report and said it would not comment further while investigations continue. It also noted a rise in forged-licence schemes, where false information is used to obtain a licence and then exploit the appearance of legitimacy to draw in consumer money.
4. In at least one separate case, the KSA said its enhanced verification checks stopped a similar fraud, though it did not name the operator involved. After the Quick Boys incident, the regulator said it immediately tightened identity verification and increased scrutiny of domain names listed in its public Gambling Guide, Kansspelwijzer.
5. Ella Seijsener, director of licensing at the KSA, said consumer trust in licensed operations is central and that the breach was taken seriously. The KSA has also recently updated its guidance on statutory means testing for online gambling players, following inspections that found continuing shortcomings despite improvements across the sector; the test is part of the duty of care framework introduced in 2024.