Nederlandse Loterij has taken what it calls the largest illegal gambling site operating in the Netherlands to court, filing a civil suit over the Qbet brand. Qbet is run by the company Novatech, which operates from Curacao and Costa Rica and recently received a fine of more than 24 million euros from the Dutch Gambling Authority.
It is the operator’s second civil case against an illegal gambling operation, following a suit against Lalabet that was filed in March 2025. Nederlandse Loterij CEO Arjan Blok said players can still easily reach illegal gambling sites that lack age checks and playing limits, and the company estimates that around 200,000 people in the Netherlands gamble illegally.
