Tag Archives: KOA

René Jansen, outgoing Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has stood up for the tighter scrutiny of the Dutch online gambling market.    Jansen, who last week announced his inbound retirement as Chairman of KSA in January 2024, backed tougher regulatory demands on duty-of-care, record keeping and the monitoring of advertising campaigns. Writing a blog titled: “Gambling addiction: prevention …

 The Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands has been recommended to introduce ‘mandatory playing limits’ on casino games by the National Rapporteur on Addictions (NRV). The recommendation on playing limits forms part of “22 opinions” submitted to the Ministry of Justice on “gambling limits, advertising and addiction prevention policies” by the national research agency’s ‘Gambling on Health – Advice Report’.  …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ gambling authority, has announced the funding of three new pilot projects to “raise awareness of problem gambling.” The Addiction Prevention Fund (VPF) will finance the development of these projects, which aim to educate the Dutch public on detecting gambling risks and intervening in addiction and related harms. Established in 2021, the VPF supports the launch of …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has issued new guidance to clarify the upcoming rules of the Dutch government’s ban on ‘Untargeted Advertising’.    Authorised by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, from 1 July all Dutch-licensed operators must abide by the rules of a ban on untargeted advertising imposed across ‘all public media platforms’. The ban has been introduced …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Gaming Authority of the Netherlands, has upgraded ‘CRUKS’ – Dutch gambling’s ‘Central Register for Self-Exclusion of Games of Chance’. KOA market stakeholders were informed that upgrades have focused on “making it easier for players to set a temporary gambling stop, ” with an updated website (cruksregister.nl) providing a ‘reflection period’ for users who want to unsubscribe after …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has published its ‘Annual Report’ for 2022, which evaluates the regulatory management and policy directives of the first full year of the KOA market.  The report noted: “The Remote Gambling Act (KOA) came into force on 1 April 2021. From that moment on, parties could submit an application for an online gambling license. Six …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling authority, has launched an investigation into affiliate websites that have breached its rules by promoting illegal/unlicensed operators. Of concern, KSA detailed that the websites had targeted vulnerable players using domains such as ‘casinowithoutcruks’ and ‘casinowithoutlicense’ – that deliberately promoted illicit operators in breach of KOA laws and requirements. The websites were discovered following an online …

ComeOn Gaming has joined the ranks of the Dutch KOA online gambling regime launching its ComeOn.nl property. The pan-European online gambling group secured its official Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) online gambling licence on 6 September, registered under the business of Tulipa Entertainment Limited.  Going live in the Netherlands, ComeOn.nl will be powered by Bragg Gaming’s full-service turnkey player account management (PAM) igaming …

New Dutch Justice Minister, Franc Weerwind has cited caution in how the government should approach its next phase of gambling reforms, in light of the KOA Regime launching last October regulating the Netherlands online gambling marketplace. Weerwind is charged with overseeing Dutch gambling’s regulatory policy, having replaced former incumbent Sander Dekker at the start of the year, following a senior …