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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 …

The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has informed the Kamer (Lower House) that it intends to review options on the future of the Nederlandse Loterij – including the sale and privatisation of Holland’s National Lottery.  The announcement was made by Secretary of State for Finance, Marnix van Rij, as part of the Dutch Treasury’s obligatory duties to review state-owned …

BetCity.nl, the flagship Dutch sportsbook property of Entain Plc, has once again enhanced its sponsorship of Eredivisie football club SBV Vitesse Arnhem.  Starting next season, BetCity.nl will become the principal sponsor of Vitesse, moving its brand logo from the back to the front of the club’s shirt. The partnership between BetCity.nl and Vitesse began in January 2022, with the sportsbook …

René Jansen, Chairman of Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has endorsed the regulator’s toughened stance against unlicensed gambling activities.    Writing a blog on the KSA website, Jansen stands by the decision of Legal Protections Minister Franc Weerwind to impose a ban on untargeted gambling adverts from 1 July 2023.  Jansen has deemed the advertising ban as a necessary measure …

The Netherlands online gambling space will continue to grow at a rapid pace according to the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the country’s national gambling regulator. Latest KSA figures from its fourth monitoring report show a gross gaming result (BSR) – aka net gaming revenue (NGR) – of €90m for January. Based on this NGR valuation, the KSA projects that the Dutch online …

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 …

The Dutch government has published the full draft of its ban on ‘untargeted’ advertising and recruitment by licensed betting companies in the Netherlands, setting a start date of 1 July. From this date, operators in the Netherlands will have to adhere to a much stricter advertising policy. Measures include a ban on televised advertisements and marketing in public places, such …

Novamedia BV, the operating company of the Netherlands Postcode Lottery, has confirmed that it will no longer participate in the Dutch KOA online gambling marketplace. Via a statement on its website, Novamedia announced that it had chosen to relinquish its online gambling licence granted by Dutch gambling authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).  Novamedia Gaming BV independently made the decision to relinquish its …

Dutch Minister of Legal Protections, Franc Weerwind, has confirmed that the long-delayed ban on ‘indiscriminate adverts’ promoting gambling will take effect no later than July 1, 2023.  Weerwind, who oversees Dutch gambling regulatory developments, made this statement in response to ministerial questions submitted to Kamer. The ban on untargeted advertising for high-risk games of chance was initially set to be …

Three Dutch affiliate companies have penned a joint letter to the House of Representatives, requesting policymakers to reassess existing restrictions on certain bet types. Paul de Bruin, Co-Founder of Oddsbeater; Michael Mertes, Founder of Betmanbegins; Jeffrey Noeken, Host of the Betstreet Boys podcast; and Frank Op de Woerd, Co-Founder and Head of Content at CasinoNews, laid out their case to …