Legal
May 25, 2022
KSA Reminded Affiliates They Should Follow Regulations
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA, the Dutch gambling regulator) has issued warnings to 50 affiliate sites. The authority is not happy that some of the gambling advertisements send people to an operator’s website even when this may not be the customers’ intention. The KSA Believes Affiliates Are Negligent of the Rules The KSA contacted a number of […]
Legal
May 12, 2022
Judges Dismissed Mr Green’s Appeal against KSA’s Fine
Mr Green, a William Hill-owned online gambling company, was recently fined for allowing Dutch players to play. Although it made its offerings available in the country, the operator is not licensed in the Netherlands. The company appealed to a court in The Hague for a reduction of its fine but to no avail. Mr Green […]
Casino
May 9, 2022
KSA Notifies 37 Gaming Machine Operators Without Attendance Permits
The Dutch Gaming Authority has completed an extended investigation aimed at 290 gaming machine operators in the country. The regulator came across 37 operators that were not obeying the attendance permit requirements issued by the municipal authorities in the Netherlands. All operators were notified and immediately ceased the violation of the presence permit rule, with […]
Legal
May 5, 2022
PokerKamers.nl Vows to Obey All of KSA’s Rules and Regulations
PokerKamers.nl, the biggest poker affiliate in the Netherlands, has vowed to obey all of the new regulations imposed by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the country’s gambling regulator. PokerKamers.nl Will Remain Compliant Ever since re-regulating its market on October 1, 2021, the Netherlands has been strict with its rules. The new Dutch market kicked operators who refused […]
Industry
April 11, 2022
KSA’s Efforts to Weed Out Unlicensed Operators Reap Success
Netherlands’ gambling regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has solemnly announced that illegal gambling rates have plummeted since the launch of the country’s regulated market. Jensen Said Unlicensed Gambling Is Dying René Jansen, chairman of the authority, made the announcement during the annual gaming conference in Amsterdam on Friday, April 8. He explained that KSA’s hard work […]
Esports
March 10, 2022
Electronic Arts Win the Appeal against the KSA over Loot Boxes
The State Council of the Netherlands, Raad Van State, has sided with EA Games in the company’s dispute with the Dutch KSA. The Dutch gambling regulator judged that EA’s loot boxes can be labeled as games of chance reward. KSA Won the Original Ruling KSA notified EA Games in 2018 that it will undertake an […]
Industry
February 28, 2022
Aspire Global to Launch in the Netherlands Following KSA Approval
The B2B iGaming solutions provider Aspire Global has successfully met the requirements of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ Gambling Authority, and will enter the newly-regulated Dutch gambling market. Aspire Global Approved by the Kansspelautoriteit Thanks to this, Aspire Global will be allowed to launch its iGaming solutions on the Dutch market and provide its sports […]
Industry
February 24, 2022
KSA Reprimands Operator for Prohibited Twitter Ads
The Dutch gaming authority or Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) continues to issue warnings to stakeholders who have been allowed access to the market since October 2021. In a somewhat characteristic sotto voice, the gambling regulator has been trying to steer operators towards what they can and can’t do and as such advice has been piling on, but […]
Industry
February 15, 2022
KSA Wants Better Targeted Online Advertising Practices
Netherland’s Gambling Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has sent a series of warnings to several iGaming providers in the country regarding their advertising campaigns online, asking for “special attention” when targeting vulnerable categories. 11 KOA Licensees Have Been Warned By KSA The regulatory body has sent warnings to all 11 license holders under the Remote Gambling ACT […]
Industry
February 1, 2022
KSA Warns Operators to Not Exploit the Deposit Limits Laws
The Netherlands’ gambling regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit, isn’t thrilled by its licensees’ approach to spending limits. The authority’s chairman, René Jansen, appealed to the gambling operators, asking them to have more social and moral responsibility. Operators Have Been Exploiting the Dutch Laws According to the Dutch regulations, all gambling operators must require their users to set […]