About

From experience, we understand well how players and victims of Curaçao licensed gaming operators and corporate service providers can get fooled or scammed, changing the course of their lives. The Foundation for the Representation of Victims of Online Gaming (‘SBGOK’) offers research, knowledge, advise, process financing and dispute resolution to players and victims to assist them to reclaim their money when befrauded or cheated.

Several of the many SBGOK legal cases can be viewed on the Dutch government case law portal www.rechtspraak.nl.

The SBGOK foundation aims to restore justice for scammed online gaming players and other victims worldwide. For example by assisting to file charges/complaints with the competent autorities and representing your case/claim in intermediary negotiations and court. Over the course of the last five years, SBGOK became a pioneer and expert in dispute resolution and online gambling litigation. We aim to achieve our mission by all lawful means that serves its’ purpose.

SBGOK is a non-profit organisation, founded on March 25, 2019. Curaçao Chamber of Commerce excerpt and mission statement in Dutch here. And here in English. This is our mission:

1. to monitor management and operations of online casinos and their offshore online gaming license holders and corporate services providers and to investigate if necessary whether they act according to the law;
2. to denounce improper management of online casinos and related (legal) persons and, if deemed necessary, to report criminal offenses to the public prosecutor and/or demand the Court of Justice for failure to prosecute;
3. to represent the interests of players of online games of chance;
4. to engage gaming specialized lawyers and other professional service providers for the collection of claims of duped players;
5. to offer legal, financial and other support of scammed players and possibly transferring their claims to the Foundation.

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