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The failings of the Netherlands’ Remote Gambling Act (KOA Act) have been questioned once more, as Dutch parties’ campaign for the General Election on 22 November. As announced by the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), the party will endorse a ‘private members bill’ to terminate the existence of the KOA Act. The CDA, which opposed the legalisation of Dutch online gambling …

 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’.  …

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 …