The Lithuanian Gaming Agency levied a substantial penalty of €16,705 on Baltic Bet for breaching regulations concerning advertising gambling to individuals.
They were apprehended for promoting gambling in Lithuania. The agency discovered that Baltic Bet was displaying content on their online platform that incentivized individuals to engage in gambling. This occurred between November 3rd, 2022, and February 28th of the current year.
The agency asserted that this contravened the nation’s Gambling Act, specifically Article 10(19), which prohibits gambling entities from encouraging individuals to participate in gambling.
They also had an issue with Baltic Bet employing keywords such as “Optibet casino” and “Optibet live betting” on Google. This facilitated individuals in locating their website, which the agency deemed another infringement of Article 10(19).
Consequently, they imposed a fine on Baltic Bet and issued a warning that continued rule violations would result in more severe repercussions. They granted Baltic Bet until July 7th to rectify the situation.
Baltic Bet has the option of challenging the fine if they so desire.
Incidentally, another entity known as Top Sport received a penalty three times greater!
At the start of this month, authorities imposed three penalties on Top Sport within a single week, with the most recent fine coming shortly after.
The initial penalty levied against Top Sport was €25,000 for permitting underage individuals to enter one of its gaming establishments. The inquiry revealed that three people, at least one of whom was under 18, were able to gain access to the premises and remain there for over two hours. Authorities stated that Top Sport did not take any steps to remove the three individuals from its property.
Top Sport was then assessed a €15,000 fine for breaching mobile betting rules. Regulators discovered that Top Sport’s betting application was automatically placing wagers. Once users placed a bet on a live roulette table provided by Ezugi, the app would automatically repeat the bet once they secured their phone.
Finally, the operator was penalized €15,000 for violating online account payment and deposit regulations. An individual utilized their own payment card to replenish the Top Sport accounts of two other players. Regulators asserted that this contravened gambling laws as Top Sport did not ensure that only account holders could deposit funds into their own accounts.
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