The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, has initiated a market-wide investigation into operators’ alleged use of cash back bonuses. Netherlands gambling laws, with the online market regulated since October 2021 by the KOA Act and subsequent government rulings, states that cashback bonuses are banned. The KSA had issued a market-wide warning in November 2022 regarding the use of cashback …
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Three licensed Dutch operators have been warned by the country’s gambling authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), for breaching the untargeted advertising ban initiated earlier this year. Although not named by the regulator, the ‘various online operators’ have been cautioned for advertising their products and services via billboards and in bus shelters. This breaks the law implemented on 1 July which banned …
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LeoVegas Group has added another international market to its stable by securing a Dutch licence, becoming the 25th operator to enter the country. The gaming licence enables Stockholm-headquartered LeoVegas’ 21 Heads Up Limited to begin business in the Netherlands, with plans to go live in H2 2023. Issued by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), 21 Heads Up’s five-year licence covers sports betting, …
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The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), still has illegal operators in its sites, according to a recent statement, amidst major regulatory changes in the Netherlands. As it stands, the KSA’s investigation into illegal advertising is currently ongoing, with eight websites currently under the regulator’s spotlight. This probe could result in notice or takedown procedures or ‘enforcement interventions of a more …
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Long-awaited legal changes came into force in the Netherlands and Belgium over the weekend, with both countries implementing wide ranging betting advertising restrictions on 1 July. Advertising reform in the Low Countries has been in development for over a year. Plans by Belgium’s Justice Minister, Vincent Van Quickenborne, for a blanket ban on gambling advertising were first unveiled in May …
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Dutch Minister for Legal Protections, Franc Weerwind, is confident in the Dutch Gambling Authority’s (DGA) abilities to enforce the incoming advertising ban, due to come into force on 1 July. The Minister praised the Kansspelautoriteit’s (KSA) ‘robust’ working method in a parliamentary questions session whilst making it clear that the authority will have the ultimate responsibility for enforcing the advertising …
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Dutch betting stakeholders have a potentially tricky year ahead, with new regulations coming in on advertising and the regulator continuing to assess cross-sector duty of care standards. In a speech at the Gaming in Holland Conference this week, René Jansen, Chair of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, emphasised the importance of public opinion in guiding the industry’s direction. …
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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Gambling Authority of the Netherlands has confirmed the appointment of Adriane Koppe and Monique van Oers as new independent chairs of the “Objections Advisory Committee’. The decision sees KSA replace Hague-based lawyer Mrs JME Feije’s management of its objections and complaint procedures. Koppe is a constitutional and administrative law lecturer at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, …
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The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has informed the Kamer (Lower House) that it intends to review options on the future of the Nederlandse Loterij – including the sale and privatisation of Holland’s National Lottery. The announcement was made by Secretary of State for Finance, Marnix van Rij, as part of the Dutch Treasury’s obligatory duties to review state-owned …
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The Dutch Gaming Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has issued a €45,000 fine against Merkur Casino after a self-excluded customer was able to gain access to one of its venues. According to a statement from the authority, the customer visited the Merkur Casino in the city of Almere nine times despite being registered on the nationwide Central Register of Exclusion of …
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