Hey there, folks! 🎉 It’s time for some casino news, and you won’t believe what happened with Top Sport in Lithuania! 😱 They got a whopping €25,000 fine for a self-exclusion breach! Oopsie! 😬
So, here’s the scoop, friends! 📰 Back in March this year, something hilarious (or not so much) went down. 🙈 An individual, who had previously self-excluded from gambling, somehow managed to sneak into Top Sport’s igaming services! 🙊 Can you believe it? 😂
This cheeky person signed up for the country’s self-exclusion scheme in October 2022, but then, guess what? 🤔 They decided to give gambling another shot just a few days later in November! 🙄 Not once, but twice! 🙆♂️🙆♀️ They couldn’t resist the allure of Top Sport, it seems! 😂
But wait, there’s more! 😄 After all this, they were still allowed to stay logged in to their Top Sport account even after self-excluding! 🤦♂️🤦♀️ Seriously, Top Sport, what were you thinking? 😅
Now, let’s get legal for a second. 🤓 Paragraph 21 of Article 10 of Lithuania’s Law on Gambling clearly states that licensees must block access to anyone on the country’s self-exclusion scheme. Logging in should’ve been a no-no! 😤
So, the regulator didn’t take this lightly, and they slapped Top Sport with a fine. 💥 But hey, in Lithuania, there’s always room for an appeal, right? 🤷♂️🤷♀️
Oh, and there’s more tea to spill! 🍵 This isn’t the first time Top Sport has been in hot water. Earlier this year, they got hit with not one, not two, but three separate fines! 😬😬😬
First, they let some underage folks into their slot salons! 😱 For that, they had to cough up a €25,000 fine! 💸 The next day, they messed up with mobile betting and got another €15,000 fine! 💰 And just when you thought they’d learned their lesson, they got fined another €15,000 for some payment and deposit mishaps! 🙈
Oh, Top Sport, you sure know how to keep things interesting! 😂😂
