The Netherlands online gambling space will continue to grow at a rapid pace according to the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the country’s national gambling regulator. Latest KSA figures from its fourth monitoring report show a gross gaming result (BSR) – aka net gaming revenue (NGR) – of €90m for January. Based on this NGR valuation, the KSA projects that the Dutch online …
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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Gaming Authority of the Netherlands, has upgraded ‘CRUKS’ – Dutch gambling’s ‘Central Register for Self-Exclusion of Games of Chance’. KOA market stakeholders were informed that upgrades have focused on “making it easier for players to set a temporary gambling stop, ” with an updated website (cruksregister.nl) providing a ‘reflection period’ for users who want to unsubscribe after …
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The Dutch government has published the full draft of its ban on ‘untargeted’ advertising and recruitment by licensed betting companies in the Netherlands, setting a start date of 1 July. From this date, operators in the Netherlands will have to adhere to a much stricter advertising policy. Measures include a ban on televised advertisements and marketing in public places, such …
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The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling regulator, is not letting up in its campaign against advertisement of illegal products, slapping Red Ridge Marketing with a €675,000 fine. According to the gambling authority, ‘various’ Red Ridge websites featured ‘careless and misleading statements’ about unlicensed online casino firms, such as the ‘advantages’ these illegal sites offer young people. Unlimited playing and betting …
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The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has cautioned operators to treat all young people as low-income individuals as a risk-mitigation measure. A blog post from KSA Chair Rene Jansen came to this conclusion when addressing the authority’s recent extension of its investigation into operator duty of care standards, having identified several differences in the way firms apply the requirements. …
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Hillside New Media Malta (Hillside), bet365’s Malta-based operating company, has been fined €400,000 by the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). The company has found itself to be the latest target of the KSA’s enforcement campaign against betting operators that have violated tightened Dutch laws around advertising. According to the regulator, Hillside ‘directed advertisements and bonuses’ to young adults, meaning those …
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The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, has revealed the findings so far in its investigation of online gaming firms’ duty of care responsibilities on gambling addiction. Detailing four conclusions so far, the authority stated that – based on the impact of the findings – its investigation will be extended to the second quarter of 2023, as the authority seeks …
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The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has stepped up its campaign against illegal gambling providers in the Netherlands, penalising five operators in December 2022. Issuing fines totalling €26m, the regulator targeted Videoslots Limited, N1 Interactive Limited, Betpoint Group Limited, Probe Investments Limited and Fairload Limited. In order, the companies were handed fines of €9.87m, €12.6m, €1.78m, €1.28m and €900,000, with the KSA describing …
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A cross-party group of Dutch MPs has questioned two Ministers with oversight on betting and gaming over the sector’s potential impact on young people. Questions were submitted by Mirjam Bikker of the Christian Union, with co-initiations from Michel van Nispen of the Socialist Party, Kees van der Staaij of the Political Reformed Party and Songül Mutluer of the Labour Party. …
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The Dutch Gambling Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), continues to rigorously uphold advertising and marketing requirements in the country, handing out a fine to JOI Gaming. JOI, an online casino operator, has been charged €400,000 for violating the Netherlands’ ban on non-targeted advertising, namely for sending promotional messages to its entire customer base including young adults. Under newly imposed Dutch gambling …
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