(AsiaGameHub) –   Over the last six weeks, approximately 60 DMCA notices have been filed against the Kansspelautoriteit, claiming it plagiarized content from different websites and requesting the removal of Kansspelwijzer pages from Google’s search results.

The DMCA was intended to offer publishers protection from content theft by requiring major platforms like Google and Facebook review and act on infringement reports; nonetheless, the statute has faced increasingly heavy criticism because it is frequently misused.

Misuse of the DMCA is not a new issue. The Responsible Affiliates Seal of Approval previously sent a formal letter calling on Google to address fraudulent DMCA claims directed at legitimate affiliates in the Netherlands.

Gambling specialist Frank Kruit remarked:

This is a fraudulent claim, part of a wave of thousands submitted daily against authorized casino affiliates in the Netherlands. These often originate from the same sources: illegal operators or affiliates aiming to sabotage the legal market. An unidentified entity files a DMCA notice with Google on behalf of a ‘client.’ Such requests can be made without any vetting. In some cases, deindexing occurs, causing the page to vanish from search results and resulting in immediate harm.

The notice, reportedly sent by a person in Malawi, targets seven gambling websites in various regions, including the Kansspelwijzer—a resource the Kansspelautoriteit uses to catalog licensed Dutch operators.

The filing asserts: “Atlaslive, the owner of the copyrighted material on [domain name], hereby informs you that several pages on your platform are using protected content from our site without authorization… We demand that you promptly delete all infringing material… Failure to comply… could result in additional legal action.”

Since March 27, 2026, there have been 59 (and counting) DMCA notices recorded in the Lumen database against the Kansspelautoriteit. Many of these reports were submitted under various names or locations. Some claimants alleged they were associated with firms like SBTech and Delasport. Both companies are sportsbook technology providers; however, it is highly improbable that they are involved in the DMCA notices filed against the Kansspelautoriteit.

Concurrent with the DMCA notices it has received, the Kansspelautoriteit has submitted over 60 “government complaints” to Google, requesting the removal of unauthorized gambling websites from search results. Several of these “government complaints” from the Kansspelautoriteit involve enforcement measures against unlicensed brands such as BetSpino, as part of the regulator’s mandate to uphold Dutch gambling laws.