Tag Archives: Jan Suyver

Regulators unite to tackle video game skins and loot boxes

SBC News Regulators unite to tackle video game skins and loot boxes

Global gambling regulators have joined forces in an attempt to address concerns over the “blurred lines between gambling and video games”. Also stressing issues regarding skins and loot boxes in such titles, fifteen gambling regulators from across Europe, in addition to the Washington State Gambling Commission, have signed an agreement to address the risks. A pledge to tackle “unlicensed third-party …

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Rene Jansen takes charge of KSA, as Kamer prepares for ‘crunch gambling review’

Rene Jansen KSA

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) the Netherlands national gambling regulator has confirmed the appointment of René Jansen as new Chairman. A seasoned Dutch policy veteran, Jansen will take charge of the KSA from 1 October, as the Kamer and advisory departments review new directives attached to the Netherlands pending revamp of its national gambling regulatory framework. Jansen who has previously acted as general …

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Dutch Gaming Authority requests more powers to shut down unlicensed igaming operators

SBC News Dutch Gaming Authority requests more powers to shut down unlicensed igaming operators

Jan Suyver the Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit the Nederland’s Gaming Authority issued a warning to unlicensed igaming operators that the authority would begin to close down operator sites that did not comply with Dutch igaming laws. In an annual meeting between Kansspelautoriteit and Dutch government officials, Suyver outlined several new processes it was willing to implement in order to protect the …

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