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The Netherlands will embark on a “fundamental change of course in gambling policy”, with a new gambling bill set to be proposed to the House of Representatives (Kamer) by the end of 2025. The announcement was made by the State Secretary for Legal Protection, Teun Struycken, in response to the “worrying results” of the evaluation of the Remote Gambling Act …

Kindred Group has responded to allegations by Dutch lawyer Benzi Loonstein that its Unibet brand has “deliberately sabotaged” customers from accessing account data stored on its platform. The allegations form part of a legal challenge by law firm Loonstein Advocaten, representing customers seeking compensation from Unibet for historical losses. In August 2024, the District Court of The Hague ruled that …

A draft bill has been proposed by the Netherlands’ Christen Unie (CU) and the The Socialist Party (SP) to protect young people from gambling.  The private members’ bill was put forward by the leaders of both parties, Michiel van Nispen (SP) and Mirjam Bikker (CU), who used the recent market findings of the Scientific Research and Data Center (WODC) as …

The mandate to implement a ‘total ban on gambling advertising’ has been rejected by the Kamer of Netherlands. Yet, Dutch ministers maintain that ‘overarching playing limits’ must form part of the government’s ongoing amendments of the Remote Gambling Act (KOA Act). A blanket ban on gambling advertising had been proposed by CDA MP Derk Boswijk. When put to vote yesterday, …

Further restrictions on online gambling are under discussion in the Netherlands, as the ChristianUnie (Christen Union) urges the Minister for Legal Protection, Franc Weerwind, to propose the addition of a ‘universal financial loss limit’ to the Remote Gambling Act (KOA Act). The proposal for imposing an “overarching loss limit” across all 27 KOA-licensed operators has the endorsement of CU Party …

Dutch Minister of Justice Franc Weerwind outlined the government’s expectations for gambling companies’ payments journeys in a recent Q&A with the House of Representatives.  Answering questions from legislators in the Netherlands’ Second Chamber, Weerwind asserted that operators should deposit funds into customers’ bank accounts “without undue delay”, but also remain vigilant on money laundering and fraud detection. He also added, …