Starting from July 2024, the Netherlands will officially implement a comprehensive ban on sports betting sponsorships, marking the final phase of the country's two-year gambling advertising cleanup. From now on, any gambling sponsorship agreements involving sports clubs, events, or athletes will be
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) recently reported that since the implementation of stricter deposit limits in October 2024, the average losses of players have significantly decreased. However, while this new regulation has been effective in curbing "excessive gambling," it has
The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit) and the national gambling support organization AGOG jointly released a survey revealing significant gaps in the country's problem gambling prevention and control. Among the 139 respondents, 81% started gambling before the age of 24, and 46% even engage
The Rotterdam District Court has ordered Betsson's subsidiaries BML Group and Corona Limited to reimburse a customer who lost money on unregulated websites operated by these two companies, amounting to 385,378 euros ($436,236).The plaintiff, from Schiedam, had gambled on platforms such as Betsson an
The latest annual report for 2024 released by the Dutch gambling regulatory authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) shows a complex development trend in the gambling industry following the implementation of deposit limit policies.The report data reveals profound changes in market structure under policy r
The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), notified Noord Zuid Alliantie after discovering that the customer service phone line for its online website, Lucky 7 Casino, was unattended.When someone tries to call the number listed on the website, an English recording is played, explaining th
The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has announced an investigation into illegal gambling promotions published in magazines and online newspapers over the past six months. The Authority received reports that articles were published enticing readers to play games without regi
A study on illegal gambling domains in the Netherlands reports that traffic to illegal websites has "significantly increased" since the introduction of deposit limits last year.The Dutch Quality Mark Responsible Affiliate Organization (KVA) plans to release an online analysis indicating that since t
Dutch law protects Secretary of State Teun Struycken announced plans to set a minimum age limit of 21 for the highest-risk forms of gambling in the Netherlands.The proposal was outlined in a letter to the Dutch Parliament, as part of broader efforts to strengthen gambling regulation due to concerns
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has announced the results of its innovative approach towards mapping problem gambling indicators.Using pseudomised player data, which removes personal identifiers in favor of identifiers with placeholder values to protect customer privacy and inc
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €1.3 million ($1.34 million) fine on Winning Poker Network (WPN) for operating unlicensed online poker platforms accessible to players in the Netherlands. The decision, finalized in December 2024, was publicly announced on January 1
The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has handed out a €1.05m fine to an online operator which it says had been active without a licence. The KSA said Alimaniere Sociedad de Responsibilidad created a new website for its time2spin.com brand – time2spin1.com – after the original p
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has announced the introduction of a new general fine policy, enforced from 1 January 2025.The KSA noted that the policy provides “more guidelines for imposing fines” and “more clarity to gambling providers and other parties” under the authority’s
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has confirmed that the online gambling licence of LiveScore Malta Limited, operating as LiveScore Bet, in the Netherlands has been revoked upon request.In a statement on its website, the KSA said LiveScore Bet had filed a request to revoke its on
Swintt has strengthened its influence in the regulated Dutch iGaming market through a new partnership with Hommerson.nl, an operator authorized by the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit. This collaboration will integrate over 140 games from Swintt's portfolio into the Hommerson.nl platform.
Kansspelautoriteit(KSA), the Netherlands’ Gambling Authority, has launched an advertising campaign that raises the awareness of self-exclusion for gambling.The “pack your life again, take a gambling stop’ initiative is a continuation of KSA’s pilot self-exclusion marketing of the nationalCRUKSregist