Banned from casinos in the Netherlands, this Moroccan man entered one 51 times with his CIN and lost 30,000 euros
Voluntarily registered in the Dutch register of banned gamblers, a Moroccan man was nevertheless able to enter the same casino 51 times. He allegedly used his Moroccan identity document to circumvent the checks before demanding reimbursement for his losses.
Suffering from a gambling addiction, the man had registered with the Cruks register. This database is intended to enable Dutch casinos to identify banned gamblers and automatically deny them access.
The Dordrecht casino nevertheless admitted him 51 times over the course of several weeks. The gambler lost approximately 30,000 euros there, a sum he subsequently claimed from the establishment, accusing it of having carried out the checks improperly.
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According to the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal, his registration with Cruks included his identity, place of birth and Dutch BSN number, but no foreign document.
The Moroccan identity document at the heart of the case
During his first visit, he had signed a declaration stating that he did not have a BSN number. The search of the database had then produced no alert. The following 50 entries were also authorized after his identity document had been checked.
For the court, it is unlikely that employees checked a Dutch document 51 times without receiving the slightest alert. The man, born to Moroccan parents, also holds Moroccan nationality.
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The judges therefore consider it likely that he presented a Moroccan identity document during the checks. The casino could not then link this document to his registration with Cruks. Finding that the establishment had not failed to fulfill its obligations, the court refused to order it to reimburse the approximately 30,000 euros lost.