Dutch Study Exposes Generative AI Tools Directing Users to Unlicensed Casinos with Implied Legality
A Dutch study found all 10 tested AI tools named unlicensed operators, with 4 doing so after one prompt and 33 of 79 interactions involved. Three tools implied legality, including Microsoft Copilot’s false “legal” list. VNLOK is suing Meta over illegal ads on Facebook and Instagram.
SCCG Take — AI recommendations can undermine KSA licensing and Cruks controls, diverting traffic from compliant operators. Regulators need targeted measures to address generative tools and platform ads.
A Dutch study published this week found that leading generative AI assistants routinely name unlicensed online gambling operators in response to consumer queries, with several tools implying those sites carry official Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) approval.
Conducted by XY Legal Solutions between August and September 2026, the research tested 10 AI platforms using Dutch-language prompts. The systems evaluated were ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Anthropic Claude, xAI Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral Le Chat and Meta AI. Queries addressed neutral browsing, explicit intent to bypass the Cruks self-exclusion register, and academic research framing.
All 10 tools identified at least one non-licensed operator by name or domain in at least one conversation. Eight tools did so without any research disclaimer. Four tools — Mistral Le Chat, Google AI Mode, DeepSeek and Grok — supplied such names after a single prompt.
Misleading AI Presentations and Response Patterns
Three assistants — Microsoft Copilot, Mistral Le Chat and Google Gemini — presented unlicensed operators in ways that implied legality or licensing. Microsoft Copilot generated a “Top 50 legal casinos” list containing unlicensed brands and erroneously linked them to the KSA and Cruks. Some responses promoted benefits such as higher bonuses, rapid payouts and no identity verification, while others added disclaimers or referenced KSA enforcement.
Legal Proceedings Against Meta for Illegal Advertising
The findings arrive as Dutch trade association VNLOK pursues Meta in court. VNLOK summoned the company to Amsterdam court after alleging widespread illegal gambling advertisements reached Dutch users on Facebook and Instagram. Proceedings were first initiated in June, accompanied by a complaint to the European Commission.
VNLOK chairman Björn Fuchs highlighted the ongoing challenge of insufficient cooperation from Meta on illegal gambling ads, leading the association to submit the case to the Dutch courts.
These parallel developments highlight persistent gaps in how digital tools and platforms handle unlicensed gambling promotion under Dutch rules.
Reporting: iGaming Business (iGB)
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