Key Points
- An impostor posing as the Quick Boys chairman obtained a genuine KSA lottery licence, not a forged one.
- Eight websites offered lottery tickets, yet the KSA has not said whether anyone paid.
- Our view: the register players are told to check is now part of the story.
The football team called Quick Boys based out of Katwijk had not sought out a lottery license at all. The club already had a license issued in its name by the Dutch gambling regulatory body. This license was revoked on 2 October 2026. According to the regulator, some unknown person had applied as the club’s chairman. How did a stranger get past the KSA’s approval process?
Eight Websites Offered Tickets in the Club’s Name
The imposter then proceeded to use the licence in establishing eight lottery websites. Included among the names of these websites as mentioned in the notification are loterij.quickboys.nl, loterijenqb.com, besteloterijqb.com, nieuweqb.com, bestenl.com, topnetherlands.com, newloterij.com, and topsloterij.com. These websites do not belong to Quick Boys, who the KSA refers to as the victim of identity theft. These websites sold lottery tickets, but the KSA has not specified whether there are any payments made for these services. Anyone who has entered their banking information on these sites may have given the same to a stranger.
KSA Admits a New Risk After the Breach
Licensing director Ella Seijsener was direct: “Consumers must be able to rely on a licence issued by the KSA.” A rarer admission followed: “This also presents a new risk for the KSA.” Checks on applicant identities and on domains listed in the Kansspelwijzer, its public register of licensed operators, were tightened immediately. A similar attempt, the KSA says, was stopped by extra checks. That applicant remains unnamed, and so do the checks that caught them.
The regulator describes the case as part of the “broader trend” of fraudsters using the identities of clubs. It is the clubs that bear the burden of reputation; the KSA claims their “good reputations are being exploited.” This phrase holds particular importance for all amateur clubs that have an established reputation and loyal fans. There is no need for a lottery to be targeted; the fans who believe in the badge are sufficient.
What a One-Off Lottery Licence Normally Allows?
KSA did not specify the type of license that the fraudster held; therefore, the general guidelines can only serve as guidelines. Lotteries with a prize pool of €4,500 and above require a single license from the KSA, whereas those with lower prize pools fall under the jurisdiction of municipalities. Typically, such a license lasts for six months and allows up to 13 draws and ticket purchases through the Internet. A minimum of 40% of the money should be received by the nominated organisation, and the €600 cost is charged per a prize of €4,500 to €50,000.
Why Do Quick Boys Make a Believable Name?
Quick Boys made a believable name for an impostor to borrow. Its own Christmas lottery returned in November 2024, the first edition since 2021. Tickets cost €10 each and were sold online through a separate website, with the draw planned at a notary’s office. That detail complicates the KSA’s advice to be careful with unfamiliar web addresses; a genuine club lottery used one.
The first listed address, loterij.quickboys.nl, reads like a page inside the club’s own domain. Yet the KSA says none belong to the club, and no public explanation covers that first address.
What the KSA Confirmed and What It Left Out?
The public record breaks down into the aspects of the situation that the KSA has verified and those that remain undisclosed.
- Fraud verified: the license is fraudulently acquired in the name of the establishment.
- There are eight identified websites that sell lottery tickets, but none belongs to Quick Boys, according to the statement.
- Verification of identity and domains was increased following the security breach, says the regulator.
- Remaining undisclosed: the date of grant, the period the sites were operational and how many players signed up.
- Unverified until now: the presence of any of the eight identified domains in the Kansspelwijzer.
A police complaint has been filed, and the KSA will not issue any statements on the matter.
Earlier Cases Looked Different
The KSA has gone after fraudulent lotteries before, but previous instances have been of unlicensed persons. Facebook, in July 2021, pulled down a fake account on the instructions of the KSA. This was an account which had set up a number of pages for playing illegal lotteries. By March 2022, the results of the year 2021 of the KSA indicate that €2.2m was collected through fines and illegal online lotteries shut down.
What Buyers and Site Visitors Should Do Now?
Anyone who has made a payment should contact their bank for reversal and file a police complaint. The Fraudehelpdesk and the KSA should also be notified so that the regulator can assess the extent of fraud. Those who just provided their personal information should be on the lookout for any unsolicited contacts via email, texts or phone calls asking for more information or payments. Fraudulent emails may use a familiar club name, making their links questionable.
More broadly, the KSA mentions the increase in fraudulent web pages of legitimate lotteries. Its suggestion to everyone in doubt is to consult the Kansspelwijzer or contact the club directly. But the first option will work only if the register is reliable.
Expert Analysis: A Real Licence Changes the Question
We believe that the apparent interpretation of this case is incorrect. The apparent interpretation is that the scammers fooled consumers; however, according to the notice of the KSA, an impersonator fooled the process of its application. It is significant because the counterfeit certificate will fail the register check, but the genuine license will pass it. The application form calls for an extract from the Chamber of Commerce, which is a public document according to iGaming Times. We want to know whether the check of the KSA was limited only to this form.
Our more precise question relates to the register that the KSA requires its players to check. If any of the eight domains had been found in the Kansspelwijzer, then the register itself confirmed the fraud. There is no such evidence in the case, and we do not claim that it is there. However, in our view, the tightening of the checking of the domains in the register is a sign that the issue is relevant.
Football clubs, too, have a real stake in how this question is answered. Each one whose name is borrowed loses some of the trust that genuine fundraising depends on. Quick Boys ran a real lottery less than two years ago, and supporters may now hesitate before the next. In our view, the KSA should tell clubs how to flag applications made in their name.
It is a valid argument to say that the regulatory body cannot validate every claimed identity manually and that the fraudsters are quick to learn and adapt. This actually reinforces our argument rather than giving an answer to it: which validation process failed, and which one identified the second person? People might say that the KSA is justified for raising the issue in the open domain rather than hiding it. We think this doesn’t help solve the issue since it is only disclosure without facts. People who were cheated should at least get a rough estimate regarding the size of the problem despite the restrictions of the police investigation.
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