The Lithuanian Gaming Authority has fined Top Sport €25,000 (£21,552/$26,743) for allowing underage people into one of its slot machines.
An investigation conducted by the agency found that three people, including at least one minor, were able to enter the facility and stayed there for more than two hours.
The authority said Top Sport took no action to remove the three people from its premises. Therefore, this was considered a violation of Article 10, Part 10 of the Lithuanian Gambling Act in relation to underage gambling rules.
Top Sport was also unable to identify any of the three people when they entered the gaming facility.
The agency said this violated Article 20, Part 10 of the Gambling Act, which requires licensees to screen all customers entering a slot machine parlor or similar venue.
Finally, the authority pointed out a violation of Article 101 Part 1 of the Gambling Act, which relates to the posting of warnings about the dangers and potential risks of gambling.
According to the regulator, Top Sport failed to post such signage in the relevant slot parlor and therefore failed to comply with this requirement.
The agency noted that the decision is not final and could be appealed.
Other fines
This is the latest violation of the rules by Top Sport. In April, Top Sport were fined €15,000 for violating long-distance gaming regulations.
A Top Sport player used someone else’s payment card to deposit €14,965 into his account with the operator.
Lithuanian law states that licensed operators are only allowed to accept cashless deposits from the registered customer’s account and not from third parties.
In February, Top Sport was fined €25,000 after the company was found to have broken promotion rules.
Top Sport emailed its customers on August 31 last year with links and details of its gambling services. This included information about its mobile apps and website.
The authority explained that informing customers about their offer is classified as a form of advertising and that the operator is therefore violating national law.
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