The Dutch regulatory authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), warned online casino operators over the use of autoplay. The reminder came after the KSA received a report from a player able to use autoplay on an online gambling machine with an unidentified operator despite prohibition under Dutch law.
Customers using the site could buy multiple spins on slot games which were played one after the other, with the game repeatedly restarted as long as players still held ‘spin credit’.
Regulatory research showed that at least three gambling machines on the operator’s site allowed this, according to SBCNews.
The license holder disabled the feature and removed all online gaming machines with forms of automatic play from its site.
“A player must make a conscious choice for each subsequent game to continue playing,” the regulator explained. “From the point of view of consumer protection and the risk of (the development of) gambling addiction, forms of automatic play (autoplay) at online gambling machines are prohibited. In this form of play, the player no longer consciously chooses the next game and loses control.”
