The Dutch Online Gambling Association (NOGA) will be headed by a new Director from July onwards. Peter-Paul de Goeij, the man currently sitting in this post, will step down from the role and hand over the interim directorial duties to Eric Konings, who’s been with NOGA since 2022. “The past few years have been hectic, with the opening of the …
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Dutch ministers have been urged to recognise the risks of imposing unnecessary restrictions on online gambling consumers, which could impact the channelisation of the KOA market. The plea was made by NOGA, the Netherlands Online Gambling Association, which published new research by IPSOS on Dutch consumers’ sentiments and engagement with online gambling. Striking insights were offered by the ‘Online Gambling …
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Stakeholders’ confidence in online gambling safeguards is rocked as new study shows illegal gaming websites are widely available to Dutch minors… New research carried out by the Dutch affiliate trade group KVA and shared with the iGaming associations VNLOK and NOGA has found that Dutch minors are able to access unlicensed online gambling websites and gamble on them without any …
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The Netherlands Online Gaming Association (NOGA) gained a new member this week in ComplianceOne, a group of companies centred around igaming compliance. As a member of NOGA, ComplianceOne joins a range of B2C betting and gaming operators such as Entain – active in the market via BetCity.nl – Flutter Entertainment, Kindred Group and bet365, as well as multiple igaming suppliers. …
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NOGA, the Netherlands Online Gambling Association, has warned the Dutch government that “recognition of legal online gambling providers has hardly increased amongst the general public” since the launch of KOA marketplace in October 2021. The concern is noted by data from the trade body’s annual ‘NOGA Online Gambling Barometer’, independently researched by IPSOS. Since 2021, the Dutch online gambling market …
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The Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA) has reappointed Peter-Paul de Goeij as its Managing Director for a further two years. De Goeij’s new tenure will commence on 1 January, providing leadership to the Dutch online gambling industry association as the national market continues to mature after 14 months under the KOA Act framework. The NOGA Board stated that its decision …
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The Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA) has further expanded its membership body in tandem with Dutch market growth, as LiveScore Bet joins the group. By joining the association, LiveScore Bet aims to support NOGA’s objective of uniting the Dutch industry, as well as its providers and suppliers, under ‘one banner’ to help promote common interests. Operated by Anzo Group’s LiveScore …
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The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, has issued its first sanction against operator licensed under the KOA Act for sports betting advertising breaches. Accusing the unnamed company of using misleading advertising to promote its sports betting offering, the KSA statted that the firm had placed ‘so-called odds’ on a site containing news about football. By clicking on a quote …
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A new safer gambling slogan has been proposed for the Dutch betting and gaming market as the online rollout in the country continues, entitled ‘Avoid Regrets, Stop in Time 18+’. In recent months, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Justice and Safety has been working on the formulation of the current slogan, ‘Play Consciously, 18+), under the direction of the Trimbos Institute, …
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Online betting and gaming made its debut in the Netherlands this week, following a lengthy legislative debate and regulatory development, and according to Peter-Paul de Goeij, Managing Director of the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA), operators must understand the ‘crucial’ role of advertising when making their entry. Speaking to SBC’s Global Relationship Director, Kelly Kehn, on the latest episode of …
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