Tag Archives: Kansspelautoriteit

KSA files seven warnings against youth non-targeted ads

SBC News KSA files seven warnings against youth non-targeted ads

Seven new cases of advertising violations have kept the Dutch gambling regulator busy in the first weeks of the new year.  Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) reported that the issued violations were in relation to marketing campaigns that had the potential to influence young people – a target group the KSA closely guards due to a higher risk of problem gambling among its …

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KSA: Autumn Report notes high activity of Young Adults betting on sports

Entain regains Netherlands foothold as BetCity takeover completed

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has released its “Autumn Report for 2024”, which provides an update on trends and activities in the Dutch online gambling market under the Remote Gambling Act (KOA). KSA reports that the KOA market continues to grow, generating €752m in gross gaming revenues (GGR) during the first half of 2024. This represents an 8% increase …

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Holland Casino reprimanded by KSA for AML failures

SBC News Holland Casino reprimanded by KSA for AML failures

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has published the binding decision against Holland Casino. The Dutch gaming authority emphasised the importance of compliance with the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft). In 2019, Holland Casino was handed a designation by the KSA as an investigation discovered the operator “did not properly comply” with certain Wwft provisions. The KSA concluded that Holland …

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Dutch market feels the strain as minors engage with Illegal websites

SBC News Dutch market feels the strain as minors engage with Illegal websites

Stakeholders’ confidence in online gambling safeguards is rocked as new study shows illegal gaming websites are widely available to Dutch minors… New research carried out by the Dutch affiliate trade group KVA and shared with the iGaming associations VNLOK and NOGA has found that Dutch minors are able to access unlicensed online gambling websites and gamble on them without any …

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Michel Groothuizen to take over as KSA Chairman

SBC News Michel Groothuizen to take over as KSA Chairman

Michel Groothuizen has been appointed the next Chairman of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). Succeeding René Jansen, who announced last October that he would be stepping down from the Dutch gambling regulator, Groothuizen will take over as Chair on 1 July of this year. Ric de Rooij, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and Security, stated: “With Michel, the KSA …

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KSA updates AML guidelines with specific requirements on gambling addiction engagements

SBC News KSA updates AML guidelines with specific requirements on gambling addiction engagements

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Gambling Authority of the Netherlands, has published its updated guidelines to help licensed operators (land-based and online) uphold the laws of The Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Prevention) Act (WwFT). The legal framework of the WwFT has been applicable as Dutch law since 2008, with the underlying aim to “prevent the financial system from being used for …

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KSA demands greater technical powers to improve market surveillance  

KSA, Netherlands/Dutch gambling authority

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has issued an ‘urgent appeal’ to Dutch Minister for Legal Protections, Franc Weerwind, to amend the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) supervisory technicalities. Weerwind, who is currently charged with the evaluation of the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) in 2024, has been asked to modify the Law to allow KSA “to have access to false identity …

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KSA fines Bingoal €400,000 for email ads to young adults

SBC News KSA fines Bingoal €400,000 for email ads to young adults

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling regulator, has imposed a fine on Bingoal Nederland BV for adverts aimed at young adults. The authority has revealed a figure of €400,000 for the fine after Bingoal aimed its ads at audiences of ages 18-24 years, which is prohibited in the country. Dutch laws around betting advertising state that marketing must be ‘targeted’ …

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BetCity becomes second firm fined by KSA after Kassa TV investigation

Betent becomes second firm fined by KSA after Kassa TV investigation

The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has completed its latest enforcement action, issuing a €400,000 fine against BetEnt, operator of BetCity.nl. Betent has found itself to be the latest firm to fall under the KSA’s scopes for advertising infractions. The regulator has accused the firm of ‘targeting’ young adults between 18-23 years old with advertisements. Notably, the fine is the …

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