Tag Archives: Nederlandse Loterij

Uncertainty and hope – two very different feelings present at the Gaming in Holland (GiH) conference, as the Dutch sector congregated to conjure an action plan in the face of political stillness. Now that the Dutch government has officially collapsed, regional stakeholders are left with nothing but worry about the outcome of the political stalemate, which could prove either a …

The Netherlands’ new Conservative Coalition government has confirmed that it will apply a two-step approach to raising income taxes generated by gambling businesses. This afternoon, following the customary processions of Prinsjesdag (Prince’s Day), Netherlands Finance Minister Eelco Heinen and Prime Minister Dick Schoof presented the Budget 2025 to the Kamer. As anticipated, the Budget confirmed that the Coalition will increase …

Nederlandse Loterij has promoted Arno de Jong to the new position of Chief Customer Officer of the Dutch national lottery. The appointment sees Nederlandse Loterij continue its leadership reorganisation, which in May saw former CFO Arjan Blok appointed Chief Executive of the Dutch lottery, succeeding Niels Onkenhout. Arno de Jong formerly served as Nederlandse Loterij’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) since …

Arjan Blok has officially started in his new role as CEO of the Dutch Lottery (Nederlandse Loterij). As the former CFO of the association, Blok was announced as Niels Onkenhout‘s successor in November 2023, and began the new role on Monday this week which he shared on LinkedIn. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Lottery, Alexander Pechthold, described …

Nederlandse Loterij has launched its Innovation Lab, calling on “entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to future proof the Dutch Lottery”. The state-owned gambling group launched its new technology initiative this week, which will be overseen by Collin Mous, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Nederlandse Loterij. The Innovation Lab features a grants scheme which will reward entrepreneurs €25,000 to develop pilot …

Toto, the flagship sports betting brand of Nederlandse Loterij, will serve as a principal partner of the Azerion Women’s Eredivisie. The partnership sees Toto continue to expand its presence within Dutch women’s pro-football, in which the betting brand serves as principal sponsor of the women’s teams for PSV, ADO Den Haag, Heerenveen and FC Twente. Beginning on Friday 8 September, …

Trustly has signed Nederlandse Loterij as its latest client, supplying its open banking solutions to the Dutch firm’s TOTO Sport and TOTO Casino brands. The operator’s sportsbook and casino brands will integrate the company’s platform to enable instant withdrawals for customers, in a drive to improve player trust and loyalty. Trustly outlined that its research suggests around eight out of …

Toto Online, a Nederlandse Loterij brand, has been hit with a penalty of €400,000 by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling authority. The company received a fine for targeted advertising of its gambling products to 18-23-year-old customers, due to sending messages to its entire customer base over four months.  Said messages were sent by the operator of the www.toto.nl, www.sport.toto.nl …

Franc Weerwind, the Dutch Minister for Legal Protection, has announced major reforms to betting advertising regulation in the Netherlands, according to local media.  Economy and business newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) reported that sports sponsorship for online games of chance along with ‘untargeted advertising’ of these will be prohibited as by the end of 2025.  Under the Minister’s plans, the …

Delasport has become the latest firm to secure access to the Dutch online betting and gaming market, achieving Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) certification.  The GLI accreditation enables the Sofia, Bulgaria-based company to offer its B2B Sports, Casino and PAM products in the Netherlands’ expanding online sector, regulated last October under the KOA Act licensing regime.  For sports betting, the company …