Industry
October 11, 2020
Addiction Expert Gert-Jan Meerkerk Joins Dutch Gaming Body
Researcher and addiction expert Gert-Jan Meerkerk, has joined the Dutch gambling regulator – KSA. In his new position, the expert will assist with regulation, fighting gambling addiction, and gambling harm. The Dutch Gambling Regulator Hires a New Addiction Expert The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) increased its academic team by hiring the addiction expert Gert-Jan […]
Legal
July 26, 2020
Dutch Regulator Issued 14 Warnings for COVID-19-related Ads
While the online gambling industry is yet to be legalized in the Netherlands, some 14 warnings were sent out by the KSA. The KSA found operators that used COVID-19-related messages as a part of their advertising and asked those advertisements to be removed. Online Gambling Operators in the Netherlands Received Warnings Some 14 warnings were […]
Legal
July 11, 2020
KSA Suggests Course-Correction for Government in Rolling in Gambling
As gambling in the Netherlands is about to launch, the country’s gaming regulator, the KSA, has discussed what it considers failures and risks for consumers. KSA Reprimands Lack of Flexible Self-Exclusion Methods The Dutch gaming regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has criticized the national government for failing to introduce a short-term self-exclusion period as one of […]
Legal
May 2, 2020
Denmark and the Netherland Rattle Regulatory Sabers
Increased interest in bingo activities in Denmark and the Netherlands has prompted regulators to issue a warning to parties hosting such activities. Increase in Unlicensed Bingo Games Observed in Denmark and the Netherland Amid Denmark’s lockdown, enforced as a measure against COVID-19, Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling regulator, detected an increase in unlicensed bingo games. Similar […]
Casino
March 21, 2020
KSA Shows Resolve To Uphold Gambling Rules And Dish Hefty Penalties
The Netherlands gaming sector, as much any other country’s one, has been impacted by the ongoing spread of the coronavirus /Covid-19/, as mitigation measures across the world imply the same approach of isolation, and land-based gaming facilities are on top of the list of non-essential businesses that face temporary closure. Online Gambling Ads Illegal Online […]
Legal
March 5, 2020
Regulations Regarding Gambling Operations Published In The Netherlands
The government in the Netherlands has published regulations, the Remote Gaming Decree, to support the measures introduced with the Remote Gaming Act, and moved the process of setting the regulatory framework into the stage where members of Parliament can submit their comments regarding the set of rules. The proposed rules in the Remote Gaming Decree […]