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Dutch Minister of Legal Protections, Franc Weerwind, has confirmed that the long-delayed ban on ‘indiscriminate adverts’ promoting gambling will take effect no later than July 1, 2023.  Weerwind, who oversees Dutch gambling regulatory developments, made this statement in response to ministerial questions submitted to Kamer. The ban on untargeted advertising for high-risk games of chance was initially set to be …

Three Dutch affiliate companies have penned a joint letter to the House of Representatives, requesting policymakers to reassess existing restrictions on certain bet types. Paul de Bruin, Co-Founder of Oddsbeater; Michael Mertes, Founder of Betmanbegins; Jeffrey Noeken, Host of the Betstreet Boys podcast; and Frank Op de Woerd, Co-Founder and Head of Content at CasinoNews, laid out their case to …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has published its ‘Annual Report’ for 2022, which evaluates the regulatory management and policy directives of the first full year of the KOA market.  The report noted: “The Remote Gambling Act (KOA) came into force on 1 April 2021. From that moment on, parties could submit an application for an online gambling license. Six …

The expiry date for the voluntary advertising code observed by Dutch betting firms has been extended from 1 March 2023 to 1 June 2023, in lieu of potential legislative changes. Dutch licence holders first adopted the Advertising Code for Online Games of Chance on 15 December, two months after the KOA Act re-regulated the online gambling space, and sits on …

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. …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) – The Netherlands Gambling Authority – has issued fines totalling €1.8m to two ‘unlicensed companies’, Equinox Dynamic and Domiseda and Partners, for ‘offering illegal casino games’. Separate fines of €900K were issued to Equinox Dynamic NV, who are licensed in Curacao and Slovak business Domiseda and Partners. KSA judged that “Both companies gave players in the Netherlands access …

Dutch licence holders have been warned that they must ensure all efforts to maintain ‘safe play and safe environments’ for consumers in 2023.  The warning was delivered as the headline message of the Kansspelautoriteit’s (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, ‘2023 Supervisory Agenda’. As regulatory supervisor, the KSA maintains the three principal objectives of its ‘2020-2024 Strategy’ to ‘protect and inform …

1XBET has vehemently denied reports that its Curaçao licence has been suspended and that its business remains active in Russia.  The Cyprus-headquartered betting group issued a statement denying claims made by Josimarfootball.com, which stated that 1XBET’s Curaçao business had been declared bankrupt by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.  In its response, 1XBET branded the Josimar football blog as a …

At least 25 football players in the Netherlands have been found to have placed bets on matches in which they have played in themselves, or on matches in their own league. The news became apparent from a document from the Gaming Authority that is in the hands of the NOS, while the players were reportedly from the Eredivisie and Kitchen …