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Dutch Coalition agreement proposes gambling tax hike to 37%

SBC News Dutch Coalition agreement proposes gambling tax hike to 37%

The quartet of Dutch political parties arranging terms to form a coalition government has agreed to increase business taxes applied to the Netherlands’ gambling sector. Yesterday, the Party for Freedom (PVV) announced that it had agreed on a ‘basis of terms’ to form a coalition government with conservative counterparts of the Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the New Social …

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Dutch CDA seeks cross-party support to kill KOA Act

SBC News Dutch CDA seeks cross-party support to kill KOA Act

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 …

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Netherlands Rapporteur recommends “Casino play limits like Germany”

Peter-Paul de Goeij reappointed to NOGA leadership

 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’.  …

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New Dutch gambling minister positive of initial KOA safeguards

Franc Weerwind, Dutch Minister for Legal Protections

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 …

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